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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 1.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 1.2% |
| African | 6.2% |
| Other White | 11.7% |
| White British | 78.4% |
| 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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 58% |
| Local authority average | 62% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 11% |
| Local authority average | 6% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 102 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 99 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
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 |