Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Halifax

From the headteacher's welcome: "Whether you are a parent, child, friend, neighbour or visitor, we want you to feel welcome and valued at Ling Bob. Our school motto is Leading Inspiring Nurturing and Guiding and this is what we aim to do for all children who come here."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, tennis, gymnastics, dance and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% 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 (74% in reading, 76% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 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 Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School are Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 64% reading, 60% maths); Mount Pellon Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); Warley Road Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 82% maths); and St Augustine's CofE School (0.9 miles, 48% reading, 36% maths).

Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

43.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 29 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 24 (7.3%) 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 Sowerby Bridge Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

22 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Highroad Well Lane (at), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery 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 317 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Calderdale (102), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School issued 13 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School are The Halifax Academy (0.3 miles) and Trinity Academy Grammar (1.1 miles).