Warley Road Primary Academy
Warley Road, Halifax, HX1 3TG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Tindal
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 578
- Pupils on roll
- 518
- URN
- 146677
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422353724
About this school
Warley Road Primary Academy is a primary academy in Halifax. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 518 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Warley Road Primary Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 June 2023, 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 | 82 | 57 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 63% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 67% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 72% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.40 | - | - |
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 Warley Road 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 | 67% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 540 |
| 2023/24 | 539 |
| 2024/25 | 540 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warley Road Primary Academy compares
Warley Road Primary Academy ranked 25th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.7% | 32.7% | 518 | — |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | 61% | 5.4% | 35.6% | 535 | 0.5 miles |
| Bolton Brow Primary Academy | 67% | 3.9% | 18.1% | 227 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 41.7% | 70 | 0.6 miles |
| Savile Park Primary School | 42% | 6% | 29.4% | 348 | 0.7 miles |
| Mount Pellon Primary Academy | 63% | 7.2% | 49.3% | 303 | 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)
- 32.65%
- English as an additional language
- 71.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.67%
- Persistent absence
- 17.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Bolton Brow Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Savile Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
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Mount Pellon Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Warley Road Primary Academy ranks 12th 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 Warley Road Primary Academy teach?
- Warley Road Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Warley Road Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Warley Road Primary Academy is Mrs Sarah Tindal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Warley Road Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warley Road 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 many pupils are at Warley Road Primary Academy?
- Warley Road Primary Academy has 518 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Warley Road Primary Academy full?
- Warley Road Primary Academy has capacity for 578 pupils and 518 on roll (90%), 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 Warley Road Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Warley Road Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Warley Road Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Warley Road Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Warley Road Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Warley Road Primary Academy is part of IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Warley Road Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Warley Road Primary Academy compare with other schools in Calderdale?
- Warley Road Primary Academy ranked 25th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Warley Road Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Warley Road Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warley Road Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warley Road 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 10 July 2026.