Schools in Sowerby Bridge

About schools in Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge lists 13 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One independent school sits outside the state system and sets its own admissions.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

67%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Primary schools10

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bolton Brow Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• New Road Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Norland CE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Ripponden Junior and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• St John's Primary School In Rishworth

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  89%

  expected standard
• St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Triangle CofE VC Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Trinity Academy St Peter's

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Ryburn Valley High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  48.7

  Attainment 8
• Trinity Academy Grammar

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  46.3

  Attainment 8

Independent schools1

• Rishworth School

  Other independent school · Ages 10 to 19

Common questions about schools in Sowerby Bridge

How many schools does Sowerby Bridge have?

OfferDay lists 13 schools in Sowerby Bridge, including ten primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Sowerby Bridge?

Every school in Sowerby Bridge is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Sowerby Bridge ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Sowerby Bridge where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.