West Vale Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 🔒
West Vale Academy is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
West Vale 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, 82% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Calderdale.
- For Reception 2026 there were 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, and every applicant was offered a place; places ran out in 1 of the 6 earlier published years.
- Free school meal eligibility is 44.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 18.7% 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
- Stainland Road, West Vale, Halifax, HX4 8LS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 74 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 25 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They feel they belong at West Vale and describe it as 'a small school, but the best school'.”
- “Relationships between adults and pupils are caring and highly supportive, right from the start of their school journey.”
To improve
- “In the wider curriculum, at times the tasks in lessons do not help pupils to use and embed the key knowledge that they have been taught.”
- “Some adults do not make the most of opportunities to develop children’s vocabulary or deepen their thinking.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 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) | 82% | 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: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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.
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Greetland Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Copley Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Siddal Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Holywell Green Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published