Warley Town School, Halifax
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at helping children make strong progress in reading, writing and maths through well-planned lessons and excellent support from teaching assistants. Children behave beautifully, feel safe and genuinely enjoy coming to school, with high attendance rates proving their engagement. Teachers provide helpful feedback that clearly shows children how to improve their work.
Key Strengths
- Pupils make good progress and leave Year 6 with above-average skills in reading, writing and mathematics
- Teaching assistants provide highly effective one-to-one support, significantly boosting pupil confidence and progress
- Pupils behave well, are polite, feel safe, and attendance levels are high
- Regular marking with clear feedback helps pupils understand how to improve their work
- The curriculum is well-designed to prevent pupils repeating topics in mixed year-group classes
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not always set work at the right level throughout lessons, which slows some pupils' learning
- Teachers do not consistently correct pupils' misunderstandings during lessons so they can learn from mistakes
- Leaders could analyse data in greater depth to gain a more precise picture of school performance and drive further improvements
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils feel safe in school, understand different types of bullying including online bullying, and report that adults deal quickly with any incidents.
Warley Town School is a good school where children start with typical skills for their age and leave Year 6 with above-average attainment. Teaching and learning in mathematics, reading and writing are consistently good across all year groups.
At a Glance
8.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 89% to 80%. Maths has remained stable at around 75%. Writing has remained stable at around 70%.
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
129 pupils
137 capacity
8 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Halifax
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Halifax
Admissions Demand - Calderdale
Places available
2,943
Applications
1,899
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
98.9%
Primary admissions across Calderdale (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.81131%
Overall absence
10.25641%
Persistent absence
117
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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