Ash Green Community Primary School, Halifax

In its own words: "At Ash Green Community Primary School, we aim to make our school a centre of excellence for all. We are here to serve our pupils, their families and the community. We have established 8 core values which sit under the whole school motto, ‘ Learn to Live, Live to Learn !’."

From the headteacher's welcome: "The information contained within it is constantly updated so please visit us again. You can also find the latest on curriculum developments and the most up to date Newsletters! At Ash Green Community Primary School we are here to serve our pupils, their families and the community. We make our school a centre of learning excellence for all."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £2.50 per day.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Ash Green Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Calderdale and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (67% in reading, 67% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Ash Green Community Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ash Green Community Primary School are Abbey Park Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 85% maths); St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 68% reading, 58% maths); Dean Field Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); and Trinity Academy Whitehill (1 mile, Good, 82% reading, 75% maths).

Ash Green Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ash Green Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

52.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 83 pupils (18.9%) received SEN support and 48 (10.9%) 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.

Ash Green Community Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sowerby Bridge Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ash Green School Lower, 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ash Green Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 173 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Calderdale (102), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ash Green Community Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ash Green Community Primary School are The North Halifax Grammar School (1.1 miles) and Trinity Academy Halifax (1.3 miles).