Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School
Church Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6DS
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Hebden Royd CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Paton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 107551
- Local authority
- Calderdale
About this school
Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Hebden Bridge. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.00 | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - |
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 Hebden Royd CofE VA 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 | 86% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 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 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 57% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 14% | 103 | — |
| Hebden Royd CofE Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 18.9% | 109 | 0.0 miles |
| Central Street Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 10% | 53 | 0.4 miles |
| Riverside Junior School | 71% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 118 | 0.4 miles |
| Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 11.3% | 50 | 0.5 miles |
| Stubbings Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.8% | 71 | 0.6 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)
- 14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hebden Royd CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Central Street Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Riverside Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Stubbings Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
Other schools in Hebden Bridge
- Burnley Road Academy Primary
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Colden Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Primary
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Old Town Primary School Primary
- Riverside Junior School Primary
- Scout Road Academy Primary
- Stubbings Infant School Primary
- The Calder Learning Trust All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School teach?
- Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Hebden Bridge.
- Has Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary 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 Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School?
- Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School had 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hebden Royd CofE VA 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 8 July 2024.