St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% of pupils reached it in 2024/25 (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026; there were 11 first-choice applications for 11 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 11th highest of 76 Calderdale primary schools.
- There are 28.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
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
- Furness Place, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 8JY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “St Malachy’s is an inclusive and caring school.”
- “Pupils are welcomed by staff who prioritise pupils’ safety and well-being.”
- “As a result, pupils know how much adults care about them.”
To improve
- “However, the positive curriculum changes have not had enough time for their impact to be realised in pupils’ published outcomes.”
- “This means that too many pupils move on to secondary school without the skills and knowledge that they need to be successful.”
- “However, in some subjects, staff do not teach content as planned in a logical order.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (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) | 58% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 11 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.
- Dean Field Community Primary School 0.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorside Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ash Green Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Abbey Park Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lee Mount Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity Academy Whitehill 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published