Carr Green Primary School
Carr Green Lane, Rastrick, Brighouse, HD6 3LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Midgley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 107500
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484715969
About this school
Carr Green Primary School is a community primary school in Brighouse. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 340 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carr Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 44 | 43 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 47% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 56% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Carr Green Primary 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 | 55% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 335 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carr Green Primary School compares
Carr Green Primary School ranked 41st of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.5% | 15.9% | 340 | — |
| Field Lane Primary School | 18% | 6.6% | 67.1% | 72 | 0.4 miles |
| Longroyde Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 33% | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodhouse Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 8.4% | 415 | 0.9 miles |
| Fixby Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | 307 | 1.0 miles |
| Old Earth Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 15.1% | 461 | 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)
- 15.89%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.5%
- Persistent absence
- 3.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Field Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Longroyde Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Woodhouse Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Fixby Junior and Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Old Earth Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Elland
Other schools in Brighouse
Carr Green Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Brighouse.
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant 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 Carr Green Primary School teach?
- Carr Green Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighouse.
- Who is the headteacher of Carr Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carr Green Primary School is Mrs Emma Midgley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carr Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carr Green Primary 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 Carr Green Primary School?
- Carr Green Primary School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carr Green Primary School full?
- Carr Green Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 340 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Carr Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carr Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carr Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carr Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Carr Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carr Green Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Carr Green Primary School ranked 41st of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carr Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Carr Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carr Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carr Green Primary 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.