Midgley School

About Midgley School

Midgley School is a small state primary in Calderdale, a local authority where only 7 of 82 primary schools currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. Midgley itself is rated Good, and its nearest Outstanding neighbour is Luddendenfoot Academy, 1.9 kilometres away. Among its local peers, the top-ranked schools in the area are St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School, All Saints' CofE Primary School, and The Greetland Academy, all of which sit above Midgley in the local ranking. The school is led by headteacher Joanne Mansfield and serves just 56 pupils against a capacity of 105, giving it a notably small, intimate feel. It is a mixed, non-denominational school for children aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. The school does not have a religious character, and its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2022, confirmed that it remains Good.

Academically, Midgley School has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections. The most recent graded inspection, in January 2012, rated overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision all as Good. The previous graded inspection in 2009 also rated overall effectiveness and leadership and management as Good, with early years provision judged Outstanding. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 SATs results in the data, so direct comparison with the Calderdale local authority average of 59 is not possible. However, the school's small cohort of 56 pupils means that any published results would need to be treated with caution. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it offered 6 first-preference places from 6 first-preference applications, with 24 total applications for those 6 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4 to 1. This level of demand suggests strong local confidence in the school's provision.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including a library, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, dining hall, outdoor playground, and even a chapel. Sports on offer include tennis, rounders, football, and gymnastics, while clubs cover drama, choir, and gardening. For families with children who have additional needs, Midgley lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. With only 5.4 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively advantaged catchment. Midgley is best suited to families who value a very small, community-focused primary where their child is likely to be well known by staff, and who are comfortable with the high competition for places. The school's chapel is an unusual facility for a non-religious school and may appeal to families who appreciate traditional school buildings.

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