Old Earth Primary School
Lower Edge Road, Elland, HX5 9PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OLD EARTH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Burns
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- URN
- 137398
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422375316
About this school
Old Earth Primary School is a primary academy in Elland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 461 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 67% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 85% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 87% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Old Earth 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 | 68% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 455 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Earth Primary School compares
Old Earth Primary School ranked 40th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% 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 | 63% | 4.1% | 15.1% | 461 | — |
| Field Lane Primary School | 18% | 6.6% | 67.1% | 72 | 0.7 miles |
| Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School | 12% | 5.4% | 66.4% | 138 | 0.9 miles |
| Carr Green Primary School | 63% | 3.5% | 15.9% | 340 | 1.0 miles |
| Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School | 64% | 5.3% | 38% | 309 | 1.2 miles |
| Longroyde Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 33% | 340 | 1.3 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)
- 15.12%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 5.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Field Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brighouse
- 0.9 miles
-
Carr Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Brighouse
-
Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Elland
-
Longroyde Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Brighouse
Other schools in Elland
Common questions
- What year groups does Old Earth Primary School teach?
- Old Earth Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Elland.
- Who is the headteacher of Old Earth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Old Earth Primary School is Mr Daniel Burns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Old Earth Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Earth 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 big is Old Earth Primary School?
- Old Earth Primary School has 461 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Old Earth Primary School full?
- Old Earth Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 461 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Old Earth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Old Earth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Earth Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Earth Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Old Earth Primary School?
- Old Earth Primary School is part of OLD EARTH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Old Earth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Earth Primary School rank locally?
- Old Earth Primary School ranked 40th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% 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 Old Earth Primary School's absence rate?
- Old Earth Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Earth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Earth 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 1 July 2026.