The Calder Learning Trust
Brier Hey Lane, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5QN
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PENNINE ALLIANCE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Taylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,265
- Pupils on roll
- 1,250
- URN
- 150387
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422883213
About this school
The Calder Learning Trust is an all-through academy in Hebden Bridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 1,250 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. 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as The Calder Learning Trust (URN 107562).
How The Calder Learning Trust compares
Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.8% | 24.5% | 1,250 | — |
| The Halifax Academy | 44.1 | 8.5% | 37.8% | 1,461 | 3.4 miles |
| Dixons Allerton Academy | 41.7 | 12.2% | 35.9% | 1,775 | 8.2 miles |
| Appleton Academy | 35.1 | 9.1% | 52.2% | 1,207 | 8.4 miles |
| Bradford Academy | 33.1 | 13.6% | 54.9% | 1,549 | 10.3 miles |
| Scout Road Academy | — | 3.5% | 8.9% | 104 | 0.4 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)
- 24.49%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.84%
- Persistent absence
- 24.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Halifax Academy3.4 miles
All-through · Halifax
-
Dixons Allerton Academy8.2 miles
All-through · Bradford
-
Appleton Academy8.4 miles
All-through · Bradford
-
Bradford Academy10.3 miles
All-through · Bradford
-
Scout Road Academy0.4 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
- Old Town Primary School Primary
- Riverside Junior School Primary
- Scout Road Academy Primary
- Stubbings Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Calder Learning Trust teach?
- The Calder Learning Trust teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Hebden Bridge.
- Who is the headteacher of The Calder Learning Trust?
- The headteacher of The Calder Learning Trust is Mr Andrew Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Calder Learning Trust last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Calder Learning Trust, 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 The Calder Learning Trust?
- The Calder Learning Trust has 1,250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is The Calder Learning Trust full?
- The Calder Learning Trust has capacity for 1,265 pupils and 1,250 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Calder Learning Trust a faith school?
- No. The Calder Learning Trust has no designated religious character.
- Is The Calder Learning Trust a selective school?
- No. The Calder Learning Trust is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Calder Learning Trust have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Calder Learning Trust as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Calder Learning Trust?
- The Calder Learning Trust 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 The Calder Learning Trust's absence rate?
- The Calder Learning Trust's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census.
- Does The Calder Learning Trust publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Calder Learning Trust. 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.