Cliffe Hill Community Primary School, Halifax

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From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Cliffe Hill Community Primary School. We want to ensure that your child enjoys their time with us and that they take many happy memories with them. We are extremely proud of our school. OFSTED visited in January 2025 to confirm we had maintained the standards at our previous inspection (Good in all areas and Outstanding in Personal Development)."

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Cliffe Hill Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% 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 (68% in reading, 71% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Cliffe Hill Community Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 Cliffe Hill Community Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse (0.5 miles, 77% reading, 73% maths); Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School (0.6 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Lightcliffe C of E Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 73% maths); and Trinity Academy St Chad's (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 85% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cliffe Hill Community Primary School.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cliffe Hill Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

52.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 46 (23.6%) 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 autism.

Cliffe Hill Community Primary School has a resourced provision (10 places, 10 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for autism.

Cliffe Hill Community Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Brighouse Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stoney Lane (n bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cliffe Hill Community 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, Cliffe Hill Community Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cliffe Hill Community Primary School are Lightcliffe Academy (0.1 miles), Brighouse High School (0.6 miles), Rastrick High School (1.7 miles) and Appleton Academy (1.7 miles).