Warley Town School
Dark Lane, Warley, Halifax, HX2 7QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Stott
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 137
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 107495
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422831592
About this school
Warley Town School is a community primary school in Halifax. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 129 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 58% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 89% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 74% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 95% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Warley Town School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 132 |
| 2024/25 | 131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warley Town School compares
Warley Town School ranked 35th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 129 | — |
| Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 41.7% | 70 | 0.6 miles |
| New Road Primary School | 47% | 5.5% | 37.9% | 182 | 0.8 miles |
| Bolton Brow Primary Academy | 67% | 3.9% | 18.1% | 227 | 0.8 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 60% | 5.7% | 39.3% | 150 | 1.0 miles |
| Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School | 59% | 4.9% | 50.9% | 330 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.92%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 10.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
New Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Bolton Brow Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Warley Town School ranks 19th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Halifax.
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bowling Green Academy Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Warley Town School teach?
- Warley Town School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Warley Town School?
- The headteacher of Warley Town School is Mrs Jenny Stott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Warley Town School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warley Town School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Warley Town School?
- Warley Town School has 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Warley Town School full?
- Warley Town School has capacity for 137 pupils and 129 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Warley Town School a faith school?
- No. Warley Town School has no designated religious character.
- Does Warley Town School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Warley Town School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Warley Town School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Warley Town School rank locally?
- Warley Town School ranked 35th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Warley Town School's absence rate?
- Warley Town School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warley Town School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warley Town School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.