Siddal Primary School
Backhold Lane, Siddal, Halifax, HX3 9DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Aaron
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Polaris Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 138657
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422354976
About this school
Siddal Primary School is a primary academy in Halifax. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Siddal 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 36% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 68% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 50% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 82% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| 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 Siddal 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 | 55% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Siddal Primary School compares
Siddal Primary School ranked 72nd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 5.3% | 47.5% | 169 | — |
| Salterhebble Junior and Infant School | 69% | 4.1% | 17.2% | 204 | 0.3 miles |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Copley Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 309 | 0.9 miles |
| Withinfields Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 29.5% | 338 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | 61% | 5.3% | 26.4% | 330 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.5%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.26%
- Persistent absence
- 12.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
All Saints' CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Copley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Withinfields Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Siddal Primary School ranks 41st 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 ages does Siddal Primary School teach?
- Siddal Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Siddal Primary School?
- The headteacher of Siddal Primary School is Mrs Lucy Aaron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Siddal Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Siddal 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 Siddal Primary School?
- Siddal Primary School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Siddal Primary School full?
- Siddal Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 169 on roll (72%), 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 Siddal Primary School a faith school?
- No. Siddal Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Siddal Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Siddal Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Siddal Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Siddal Primary School 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 Siddal Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 32% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Siddal Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Siddal Primary School ranked 72nd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Siddal Primary School's absence rate?
- Siddal Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Siddal Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Siddal 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.