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Cliffe Hill Community Primary School

Calderdale, HX3 8TWPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
54%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 22 places
Ranking
#9,631
of 13,686 nationally

About Cliffe Hill Community Primary School

Cliffe Hill Community Primary School sits within Calderdale local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 3 to 11. Among the 82 primary schools in the borough, it ranks 51st, placing it in the bottom half of Calderdale’s state primaries. The top-performing local peers include St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School, All Saints' CofE Primary School, and The Greetland Academy, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Cliffe Hill is a relatively small school, with 191 pupils against a capacity of 236, and it serves a community where 56.4 per cent of children are eligible for free school meals — well above the national average. The school has a nursery provision and is led by headteacher Lindsay Lomas. In its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection in January 2025, inspectors confirmed that standards were maintained, and the school retains its overall Good rating from the previous graded inspection in March 2020.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressStoney Lane, Halifax, Calderdale, HX3 8TW
HeadteacherLindsay Lomas
Local AuthorityCalderdale
Number of Pupils191
Free School Meals (FSM)56.4%
School Capacity191 / 236 (81% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (15 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 18 May 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibrarySensory RoomPlaying FieldsForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

FootballCricketDanceGymnasticsCross CountrySwimming

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubCodingFilm ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyResourced Provision

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: cliffehill.calderdale.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Cliffe Hill Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.