New Road Primary School
Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Harwood
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 107518
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422831351
About this school
New Road Primary School is a community primary school in Sowerby Bridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Road 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. 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 19 | 27 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 52% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 63% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 63% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 52% | 32% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 New Road 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 | 63% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Road Primary School compares
New Road Primary School ranked 64th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.5% | 37.9% | 182 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 60% | 5.7% | 39.3% | 150 | 0.2 miles |
| Trinity Academy St Peter's | 71% | 6.6% | 45.5% | 94 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 41.7% | 70 | 0.7 miles |
| Warley Town School | 65% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 129 | 0.8 miles |
| Bolton Brow Primary Academy | 67% | 3.9% | 18.1% | 227 | 0.9 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)
- 37.93%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.45%
- Persistent absence
- 20.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Trinity Academy St Peter's0.7 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Warley Town School0.8 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Bolton Brow Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
Other schools in Sowerby Bridge
New Road Primary School ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Sowerby Bridge.
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Norland CE School Primary
- Ripponden Junior and Infant 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 ages does New Road Primary School teach?
- New Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sowerby Bridge.
- Who is the headteacher of New Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Road Primary School is Mrs Sharon Harwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Road 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 New Road Primary School?
- New Road Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is New Road Primary School full?
- New Road Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 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 New Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have New Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Road Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- New Road Primary School ranked 64th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Road Primary School's absence rate?
- New Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Road 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.