Abbey Park Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Halifax, Calderdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Calderdale Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Abbey Park Academy is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 September 2022. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Abbey Park Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 85% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 11th highest of 76 Calderdale primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Calderdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Keighley Close, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9DG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are thriving at Abbey Park.”
- “They are encouraged to show respect, resilience, responsibility and reflection.”
- “This helps pupils to develop good character.”
To improve
- “A small number of parents are not.”
- “The new principal is aware that some parents would like leaders to improve communication with parents.”
- “Teachers are still getting to grips with these curriculum plans.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 85% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Calderdale.
- Trinity Academy Whitehill 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ash Green Community Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Moorside Community Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bradshaw Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dean Field Community Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Wainstalls School 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Lee Mount Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published