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Cliffe Hill Community Primary School

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

personMs Lindsay Lomas

location_onHalifax, HX3 8TW

language Visit Website phone 1422202086

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

192

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cliffe Hill Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Halifax, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cliffe Hill Community Primary School is a community school in Halifax, Calderdale, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 191 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #60 of 75 primaries in Calderdale and #10,767 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

50%

LA 61%

Reading65% LA 74%

Writing58% LA 69%

Maths73% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading68% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading60% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.7

-4.9 to -0.4

-4.6

Write

LA -0.1

-6.8 to -2.4

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.3

-2.8 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading61% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths61% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA 0.3

-4.8 to -0.2

-0.4

Write

LA -1.0

-2.5 to 1.7

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.2 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 60%

Reading66% LA 73%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths72% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.0

-4.3 to -0.1

-2

Write

LA -1.2

-4 to 0

-0.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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16 June 2016

Inspection Report

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30 September 2014

Inspection Report

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26 June 2014

Inspection Report

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29 April 2013

Inspection Report

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28 February 2013

Inspection Report

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06 July 2010

Inspection Report

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11 July 2007

Inspection Report

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16 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-06-16

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-26

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

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 191 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	191	3	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	196	8	4.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	176	5	2.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	177	10	5.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	197	3	1.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	192	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	186	4	2.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	8	3.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	9	4.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	204	7	3.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	212	6	2.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	193	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	198	2	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	195	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	196	11	5.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	207	18	8.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	201	9	4.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	196	12	6.1%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	178	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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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 18 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils