Shade Primary School
Knowlwood Road, Shade, Todmorden, OL14 7PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Mollie McCracken
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 107522
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706812913
About this school
Shade Primary School is a community primary school in Todmorden. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shade 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 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 72% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 76% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.70 | - | - |
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 Shade 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 | 76% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shade Primary School compares
Shade Primary School ranked 20th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 178 | — |
| Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School | 72% | 3% | 13.2% | 169 | 0.5 miles |
| Todmorden CofE J, I & N School | 56% | 3.1% | 32.7% | 237 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy | 56% | 5% | 75.6% | 94 | 0.9 miles |
| Castle Hill Primary School | 42% | 4.4% | 22.6% | 162 | 0.9 miles |
| Ferney Lee Primary School | 46% | 5.1% | 31.4% | 219 | 1.1 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)
- 20.25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Todmorden CofE J, I & N School0.8 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Castle Hill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Todmorden
-
Ferney Lee Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Todmorden
Other schools in Todmorden
Shade Primary School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in Todmorden.
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ferney Lee Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Todmorden CofE J, I & N School Primary
- Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy Secondary
- Pennine Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Shade Primary School teach?
- Shade Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Todmorden.
- Who is the headteacher of Shade Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shade Primary School is Miss Mollie McCracken, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shade Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shade 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 Shade Primary School?
- Shade Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Shade Primary School full?
- Shade Primary School has capacity for 248 pupils and 178 on roll (72%), 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 Shade Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shade Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shade Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shade Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Shade Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shade Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Shade Primary School ranked 20th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shade Primary School's absence rate?
- Shade Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shade Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shade 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.