Northowram Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Unique reference
- 107486
- Address
- Baxter Lane, Northowram, HX3 7EF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 448 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.9%
- Persistent absence
- 8.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 92.2%
Mixed 4.3%
Pakistani 1.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other White 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Northowram Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 10 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 8 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 26 31 |
| Year 1 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 2 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 3 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 4 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 60 37 23 |