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Old Town Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Joanne Buckley

location_onHebden Bridge, HX7 8RY

language Visit Website phone 1422842859

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

school

Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Old Town Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hebden Bridge, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Old Town Primary School is a community school in Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 72 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #63 of 79 primaries in Calderdale and #12,348 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 32.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.7%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%

Reading68% LA 74%

Writing63% LA 69%

Maths74% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading85% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading82% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.7

-4.1 to 2.1

-2.2

Write

LA -0.1

-5.2 to 0.8

-2.3

Maths

LA 0.3

-5.2 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.3

-3.4 to 2.1

-0.9

Write

LA -1.0

-3.5 to 1.7

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.5 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 60%

Reading79% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 72%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.0

-3.4 to 2.8

-0.5

Write

LA -1.2

-3.5 to 2.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 December 2024

Inspection Report

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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20 July 2022

Inspection Report

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02 November 2016

Inspection Report

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06 March 2015

Inspection Report

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26 November 2014

Inspection Report

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14 February 2011

Inspection Report

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21 November 2007

Inspection Report

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24 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2016-11-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-11-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 82 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	82	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	78	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	74	1	1.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	72	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	71	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	82	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	89	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	99	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	99	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	99	1	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	99	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	97	1	1.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	102	2	2.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Old Town Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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