Luddendenfoot Academy
Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carolyn Greenwood
- Sponsor
- Polaris Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 137699
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422882298
About this school
Luddendenfoot Academy is a primary academy in Halifax. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 202 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. 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
- Early years
- 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 | 25 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 76% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 93% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 93% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Luddendenfoot Academy 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 | 80% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Luddendenfoot Academy compares
Luddendenfoot Academy ranked 10th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 202 | — |
| Luddenden CofE School | 67% | 5.6% | 54.2% | 108 | 0.7 miles |
| Trinity Academy St Peter's | 71% | 6.6% | 45.5% | 94 | 0.9 miles |
| Warley Town School | 65% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 129 | 1.0 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 60% | 5.7% | 39.3% | 150 | 1.0 miles |
| New Road Primary School | 47% | 5.5% | 37.9% | 182 | 1.0 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
- 5 December 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report4 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.5%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.78%
- Persistent absence
- 5.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Luddenden CofE School0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Trinity Academy St Peter's0.9 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Warley Town School1.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
New Road Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
Other schools in Halifax
Luddendenfoot Academy ranks 6th 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
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Luddendenfoot Academy teach?
- Luddendenfoot Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Luddendenfoot Academy?
- The headteacher of Luddendenfoot Academy is Mrs Carolyn Greenwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Luddendenfoot Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Luddendenfoot Academy, 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 Luddendenfoot Academy?
- Luddendenfoot Academy has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Luddendenfoot Academy full?
- Luddendenfoot Academy has capacity for 126 pupils and 202 on roll (160%), so it is at or above 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 Luddendenfoot Academy a faith school?
- No. Luddendenfoot Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Luddendenfoot Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Luddendenfoot Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Luddendenfoot Academy?
- Luddendenfoot Academy is part of POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Luddendenfoot Academy'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 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Luddendenfoot Academy rank locally?
- Luddendenfoot Academy ranked 10th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Luddendenfoot Academy's absence rate?
- Luddendenfoot Academy's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Luddendenfoot Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Luddendenfoot Academy'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.