Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8TW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Lindsay Lomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 107525
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422202086
About this school
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School is a community primary school in Halifax. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cliffe Hill Community 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 54% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 68% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 61% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Cliffe Hill Community 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 | 50% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 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 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cliffe Hill Community Primary School compares
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School ranked 61st of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 8.4% | 56.4% | 195 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse | 65% | 4.7% | 14.1% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School | 83% | 3.3% | 13.2% | 183 | 0.6 miles |
| Lightcliffe C of E Primary School | 64% | 3.3% | 6.8% | 370 | 0.6 miles |
| Trinity Academy St Chad's | 81% | 3.9% | 15.1% | 121 | 0.6 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School | — | 5% | 22.6% | 156 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 10 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.4%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.41%
- Persistent absence
- 27.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse0.5 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Trinity Academy St Chad's0.6 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Brighouse
Other schools in Halifax
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School ranks 35th of the 41 ranked primary 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
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
- Holywell Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cliffe Hill Community Primary School teach?
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Cliffe Hill Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cliffe Hill Community Primary School is Ms Lindsay Lomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cliffe Hill Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cliffe Hill Community 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 Cliffe Hill Community Primary School?
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cliffe Hill Community Primary School full?
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 195 on roll (83%), 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 Cliffe Hill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cliffe Hill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cliffe Hill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cliffe Hill Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Cliffe Hill Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Cliffe Hill Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cliffe Hill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% 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.
- How does Cliffe Hill Community Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School ranked 61st of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cliffe Hill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cliffe Hill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cliffe Hill Community 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.