Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
Victoria Road, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, HD6 4DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Roberts
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 107499
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484713039
About this school
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Brighouse. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 81% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 22% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 96% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 96% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant 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 | 67% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School compares
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School ranked 6th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.3% | 13.2% | 183 | — |
| Cliffe Hill Community Primary School | 50% | 8.4% | 56.4% | 195 | 0.6 miles |
| Shirley Manor Primary School | 33% | 7.3% | 59.1% | 168 | 0.7 miles |
| Scholes Village Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 25.5% | 217 | 0.9 miles |
| Lightcliffe C of E Primary School | 64% | 3.3% | 6.8% | 370 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse | 65% | 4.7% | 14.1% | 196 | 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)
- 13.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.31%
- Persistent absence
- 4.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Shirley Manor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Scholes Village Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cleckheaton
-
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse1.0 miles
Primary · Brighouse
Other schools in Brighouse
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Brighouse.
- Carr Green Primary School Primary
- Field Lane Primary School Primary
- Longroyde Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School Primary
- St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse Primary
- Trinity Academy St Chad's Primary
- Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Brighouse High School Secondary
- Rastrick High School Secondary
- Highbury School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School teach?
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighouse.
- Who is the headteacher of Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School is Mr Craig Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant 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 many pupils are at Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School?
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School full?
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), 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 Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School ranked 6th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant 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.