Dean Field Community Primary School
Cousin Lane, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8DQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FAMILY OF LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Pether
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Family of Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 145400
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422258258
About this school
Dean Field Community Primary School is a primary academy in Halifax. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dean Field Community 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. 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
- 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 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 71% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 86% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 82% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 64% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| 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 Dean Field Community 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 | 64% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dean Field Community Primary School compares
Dean Field Community Primary School ranked 16th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 | 77% | 7.1% | 55.8% | 220 | — |
| St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 58% | 8.1% | 62% | 172 | 0.0 miles |
| Moorside Community Primary School | 55% | 7.4% | 52.9% | 231 | 0.4 miles |
| Ash Green Community Primary School | 42% | 6.3% | 62% | 440 | 0.8 miles |
| Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School | 52% | 7.8% | 61.1% | 159 | 0.9 miles |
| Abbey Park Academy | 85% | 5.4% | 51.8% | 217 | 0.9 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)
- 55.84%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.07%
- Persistent absence
- 21.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Moorside Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Ash Green Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Abbey Park Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Dean Field Community Primary School ranks 10th 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
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
- Holywell Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dean Field Community Primary School teach?
- Dean Field Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Dean Field Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dean Field Community Primary School is Mrs Fiona Pether, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dean Field Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dean Field Community 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 Dean Field Community Primary School?
- Dean Field Community Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dean Field Community Primary School full?
- Dean Field Community Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 220 on roll (84%), 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 Dean Field Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dean Field Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dean Field Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dean Field Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Dean Field Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dean Field Community Primary School is part of THE FAMILY OF LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dean Field Community Primary School'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 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dean Field Community Primary School compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Dean Field Community Primary School ranked 16th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 Dean Field Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Dean Field Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dean Field Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dean Field Community 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 10 July 2026.