Colden Junior and Infant School
Smithy Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7HW
47 pupils · 39% of 119 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 December 2022, published 2 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Riverside Junior School 3.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Stubbings Infant School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Old Town Primary School 4.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.