Dean Field Community Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Halifax, Calderdale
Dean Field Community Primary School is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2022. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cousin Lane, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8DQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 February 2022
Strengths
- “Dean Field Community Primary School is a school where pupils are at the heart of everything that leaders and staff do.”
- “Parents feel the school has been transformed.”
- “One parent summarised the strength of feeling by saying, ‘teachers and staff are incredibly supportive and nurturing to the children’.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes a small minority of older pupils use homophobic language.”
- “In some foundation subjects, leaders have not considered carefully enough the precise knowledge that pupils need to learn.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always have the prior knowledge they need to understand new topics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 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) | 77% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Calderdale published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Calderdale.
- St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Moorside Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ash Green Community Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbey Park Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lee Mount Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Academy Whitehill 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published