All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School, Huddersfield

Ofsted's report card from its inspection grades All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School on 7 areas: 1 expected standard, 2 needs attention and 4 urgent improvement. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders encourage pupils to attend school often and arrive on time."

Early years - Needs attention. "The curriculum in the early years has been planned carefully."

Personal development and wellbeing - Needs attention. "The school's personal development provision is not preparing pupils well enough for life in modern Britain."

Achievement - Urgent improvement. "Pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Curriculum and teaching - Urgent improvement. "Since the last inspection, leaders have evaluated the quality of each subject."

Inclusion - Urgent improvement. "Support for disadvantaged pupils is ineffective."

Leadership and governance - Urgent improvement. "Since the full inspection, leaders have carried out several activities to check on the effectiveness of the provision across the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders must quickly and accurately identify the challenges that disadvantaged pupils face and devise a suitable strategy that addresses these pupils' needs and significantly improves their outcomes"; "Leaders must ensure that the curriculum in each subject is planned sequentially so that pupils can make connections with prior learning and build an increasing depth of knowledge"; "Leaders must ensure that staff have the knowledge and expertise to adapt learning to meet the needs of all pupils, especially pupils with special educational needs and or disabilities"; "Leaders must ensure that staff identify accurately and resolve swiftly gaps in pupils' knowledge so that pupils make the progress that they should through the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils develop a clear understanding about equality and diversity, including their knowledge of fundamental British values, the protected characteristics and different faiths and cultures"; "Leaders should ensure that the early years curriculum is delivered effectively and that staff consolidate children's learning through high-quality interactions and stimulating activities"; "Those responsible for governance must build their knowledge and expertise so that they are well informed about all aspects of the provision, fulfil their statutory duties and hold leaders effectively to account".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and art.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Kirklees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 62% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School are All Hallows CofE Primary Academy (under 0.1 miles); Lowerhouses CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, 70% reading, 87% maths); Hill View Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); and Moldgreen Community Primary School (1 mile, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School.

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 46 pupils (25.1%) received SEN support and 10 (5.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Huddersfield Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longcroft (at), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School are King James's School (0.4 miles) and Newsome Academy (1.6 miles).