Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School 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, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 6 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 38 first-choice applications for 40 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20.5% 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
- Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8SH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 370 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at school to a calm, cheerful and welcoming environment.”
- “They settle quickly into learning.”
- “Pupils demonstrate self-discipline.”
To improve
- “On a small number of occasions, in some subjects, teaching is less effective.”
- “For example, in a few lessons, staff do not ensure that the quality of pupils' handwriting is consistent.”
- “In a few lessons, pupils do not have enough opportunities to apply their writing knowledge in longer pieces of work.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2026 (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) | 64% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 38 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.
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Trinity Academy St Chad's 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School 1.5 mi Outstanding
- Withinfields Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northowram Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published