Lightcliffe C of E Primary School, Halifax

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Lightcliffe C of E Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have made attendance a priority for the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school has put in place a carefully-designed curriculum that covers a broad range of subjects."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years share their classroom with pupils from Year 1."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify pupils' needs quickly and accurately."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious in providing a culture where pupils achieve success."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a programme for personal, social and health education that meets the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Trustees, leaders and governors should continue to embed strategies to support staff workload and wellbeing to ensure that all staff feel appropriately supported and valued"; "Leaders should ensure that in all subjects, including writing, pupils receive teaching that is consistently effective so that they learn intended knowledge well".

In its own words: "Rooted in God's guidance, we inspire and are inspired. We value all, are kind to all and enable each other to succeed.’ You are like a tree, planted by streams of water that replenish you. You flourish as your fruit ripens overtime and your leaves do not wither."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Lightcliffe C of E 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 fell from 82% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Lightcliffe C of E Primary School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 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 Lightcliffe C of E Primary School are Cliffe Hill Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 73% maths); Trinity Academy St Chad's (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 85% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse (0.8 miles, 77% reading, 73% maths); and Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School (1 mile, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths).

Lightcliffe C of E Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Lightcliffe C of E Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Abbey Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest railway station is Brighouse Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lightcliffe School, 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lightcliffe C of E 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 August 2026, police recorded 67 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Calderdale (102).

Lightcliffe C of E Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Lightcliffe C of E Primary School are Lightcliffe Academy (0.5 miles), Brighouse High School (0.9 miles) and Appleton Academy (1.6 miles).