Old Town Primary School
Billy Lane, Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8RY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PENNINE ALLIANCE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jo Mansfield
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 150386
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422842859
About this school
Old Town Primary School is a primary academy in Hebden Bridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 84 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
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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Old Town Primary School (URN 107524).
How Old Town Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 17.7% | 84 | — |
| Stubbings Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.8% | 71 | 0.8 miles |
| Riverside Junior School | 71% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 118 | 1.0 miles |
| Central Street Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 10% | 53 | 1.0 miles |
| Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 11.3% | 50 | 1.1 miles |
| Hebden Royd CofE Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 18.9% | 109 | 1.2 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
- 7 November 2023
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Ungraded inspection report20 July 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.65%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 8.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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Stubbings Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Riverside Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Central Street Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Hebden Royd CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
Other schools in Hebden Bridge
- Burnley Road Academy Primary
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Colden Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Primary
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Riverside Junior School Primary
- Scout Road Academy Primary
- Stubbings Infant School Primary
- The Calder Learning Trust All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Old Town Primary School teach?
- Old Town Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hebden Bridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Old Town Primary School?
- The headteacher of Old Town Primary School is Miss Jo Mansfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Old Town Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Town 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 big is Old Town Primary School?
- Old Town Primary School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Old Town Primary School full?
- Old Town Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 84 on roll (80%), 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 Old Town Primary School a faith school?
- No. Old Town Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Town Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Old Town Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Old Town Primary School?
- Old Town Primary School is part of PENNINE ALLIANCE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Old Town Primary School's absence rate?
- Old Town Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Old Town Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Old Town Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.