St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Unique reference
- 141480
- Address
- Furness Place, Illingworth, HX2 8JY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 162 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 78.4%
Other White 11.7%
African 6.2%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
Mixed 1.2%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingAverage-2
MathsWell below average-5.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 98
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 12
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 2 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 0 5 |
| Reception, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 17 12 5 |
| Year 1 | 22 9 13 |
| Year 2 | 19 8 11 |
| Year 3 | 21 14 7 |
| Year 4 | 23 8 15 |
| Year 5 | 22 15 7 |
| Year 6 | 21 11 10 |