Mount Pellon Primary Academy
Battinson Road, Halifax, HX1 4RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Collyer
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 139270
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422349618
About this school
Mount Pellon Primary Academy is a primary academy in Halifax. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 303 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 17 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 50 | 36 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 56% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 58% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 69% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 64% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.20 | - | - |
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 Mount Pellon Primary 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 | 64% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 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 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 328 |
| 2023/24 | 316 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mount Pellon Primary Academy compares
Mount Pellon Primary Academy ranked 42nd 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.2% | 49.3% | 303 | — |
| St Augustine's CofE School | 36% | 8.3% | 64.6% | 156 | 0.3 miles |
| Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School | 52% | 7.8% | 61.1% | 159 | 0.5 miles |
| Lee Mount Academy | 61% | 5.6% | 57% | 274 | 0.5 miles |
| Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School | 59% | 4.9% | 50.9% | 330 | 0.5 miles |
| Beech Hill School | 62% | 5.2% | 38.5% | 571 | 0.7 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)
- 49.29%
- English as an additional language
- 62.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.15%
- Persistent absence
- 25.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Augustine's CofE School0.3 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
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Lee Mount Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Beech Hill School0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Mount Pellon Primary Academy ranks 21st 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 Mount Pellon Primary Academy teach?
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Mount Pellon Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Mount Pellon Primary Academy is Mrs Ruth Collyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mount Pellon Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mount Pellon Primary 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 Mount Pellon Primary Academy?
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy has 303 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mount Pellon Primary Academy full?
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy has capacity for 367 pupils and 303 on roll (83%), 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 Mount Pellon Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Mount Pellon Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Mount Pellon Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mount Pellon Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mount Pellon Primary Academy?
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mount Pellon Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% 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 Mount Pellon Primary Academy rank locally?
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy ranked 42nd 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mount Pellon Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mount Pellon Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount Pellon Primary 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 7 July 2026.