Midgley School
Lane Ends, Midgley, Halifax, HX2 6TX
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Midgley School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanne Mansfield
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 107517
- Local authority
- Calderdale
About this school
Midgley School was a community primary school in Halifax. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 70 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Midgley School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 69% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 15% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 77% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 77% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 92% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Midgley 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 | 69% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Midgley School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 50% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.7% | 4.3% | 70 | — |
| Midgley School | — | 4.8% | 5.4% | 58 | 0.0 miles |
| Luddenden CofE School | 67% | 5.6% | 54.2% | 108 | 0.5 miles |
| Scout Road Academy | 75% | 3.5% | 8.9% | 104 | 1.1 miles |
| Luddendenfoot Academy | 80% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 202 | 1.2 miles |
| Burnley Road Academy | 27% | 6.9% | 37.3% | 129 | 1.5 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.3%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Midgley School0.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Luddenden CofE School0.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Scout Road Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Luddendenfoot Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Burnley Road Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
Other 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 Midgley School teach?
- Midgley School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Halifax.
- Has Midgley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Midgley School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Midgley School?
- Midgley School had 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Midgley 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 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Midgley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Midgley 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 31 December 2024.