Ripponden Junior and Infant School
Halifax Road, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 4AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jude Kenny
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- URN
- 107514
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422823362
About this school
Ripponden Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Sowerby Bridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 171 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 April 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 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 67% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 90% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 87% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 87% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Ripponden 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 | 59% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ripponden Junior and Infant School compares
Ripponden Junior and Infant School ranked 39th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.1% | 10% | 171 | — |
| Barkisland CofE VA Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 197 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School | 83% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 61 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Primary School In Rishworth | 89% | 2% | 3.5% | 152 | 1.3 miles |
| Triangle CofE VC Primary School | 61% | 3.3% | 13.4% | 173 | 1.4 miles |
| Trinity Academy St Peter's | 71% | 6.6% | 45.5% | 94 | 1.9 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)
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 7.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barkisland CofE VA Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School0.9 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
St John's Primary School In Rishworth1.3 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Triangle CofE VC Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Trinity Academy St Peter's1.9 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
Other schools in Sowerby Bridge
Ripponden Junior and Infant School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Sowerby Bridge.
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Norland CE School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St John's Primary School In Rishworth Primary
- St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School Primary
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Trinity Academy St Peter's Primary
- Ryburn Valley High School Secondary
- Trinity Academy Grammar Secondary
- Rishworth School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ripponden Junior and Infant School teach?
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sowerby Bridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Ripponden Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ripponden Junior and Infant School is Mrs Jude Kenny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ripponden Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ripponden 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 big is Ripponden Junior and Infant School?
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School has 171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ripponden Junior and Infant School full?
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 171 on roll (81%), 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 Ripponden Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ripponden Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ripponden Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ripponden Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ripponden Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ripponden Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School ranked 39th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ripponden Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ripponden Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ripponden 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.