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Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School

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

personMrs Jo Bastian

location_onHalifax, HX2 0QQ

language Visit Website phone 1422350792

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

171

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Halifax, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Halifax, Calderdale, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 162 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #51 of 75 primaries in Calderdale and #9,108 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%

Reading64% LA 74%

Writing56% LA 69%

Maths60% LA 74%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing52% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths48% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading44% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing40% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths24% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.7

-5.0 to 0.2

-3.4

Write

LA -0.1

-5.9 to -1.0

-5.1

Maths

LA 0.3

-7.5 to -2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading46% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths58% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.3

-5.0 to -0.2

-0.6

Write

LA -1.0

-2.8 to 1.6

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.6 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 60%

Reading50% LA 73%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths44% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.0

-4.6 to 1.6

0.5

Write

LA -1.2

-2.5 to 3.5

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.5 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 December 2022

Inspection Report

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23 May 2017

Inspection Report

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20 October 2015

Inspection Report

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22 April 2015

Inspection Report

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24 September 2013

Inspection Report

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02 July 2013

Inspection Report

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21 June 2011

Inspection Report

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30 March 2011

Inspection Report

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01 December 2010

Inspection Report

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23 June 2010

Inspection Report

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16 March 2010

Inspection Report

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28 September 2009

Inspection Report

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13 June 2007

Inspection Report

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30 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-05-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-10-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-22

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

3.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.1%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 162 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	162	6	3.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	167	5	3.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	174	5	2.9%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	175	4	2.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	167	3	1.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	180	4	2.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	171	6	3.5%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	168	10	6.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	171	12	7.0%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	166	4	2.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	165	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	178	9	5.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	192	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	182	13	7.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	184	3	1.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	194	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	191	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	190	12	6.3%	0.5%	0

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.

Other Difficulty/Disability 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 25 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils