St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School
Waterloo Road, Brighouse, HD6 2AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Palmer
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 107547
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484712895
About this school
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Brighouse. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 224 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 51 | 46 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 76% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior 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 | 80% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School compares
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School ranked 28th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.1% | 31.2% | 224 | — |
| St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School | — | 5% | 22.6% | 156 | 0.3 miles |
| Longroyde Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 33% | 340 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse | 65% | 4.7% | 14.1% | 196 | 0.8 miles |
| Trinity Academy St Chad's | 81% | 3.9% | 15.1% | 121 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodhouse Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 8.4% | 415 | 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.
Inspection history
- 6 December 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report11 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.2%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 10.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Longroyde Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse0.8 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Trinity Academy St Chad's0.9 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Woodhouse Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Brighouse
Other schools in Brighouse
St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Brighouse.
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Primary
- Carr Green Primary School Primary
- Field Lane Primary School Primary
- Longroyde Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School Primary
- St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse Primary
- Trinity Academy St Chad's Primary
- Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Brighouse High School Secondary
- Rastrick High School Secondary
- Highbury School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School teach?
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighouse.
- Who is the headteacher of St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School is Mrs Catherine Palmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior 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 St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School?
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School full?
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 224 on roll (93%), 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 St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School ranked 28th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School's absence rate?
- St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior 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.