St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School
Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3EJ
61 pupils · 58% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Free school meals
- 4.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 6 March 2024, published 29 April 2024. 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 | 83% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 11 | 35 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 13 | 40 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 13 | 43 | 13 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 11 | 51 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 15 | 53 | 15 |
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
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Trinity Academy St Peter's 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School 2.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- New Road Primary School 2.9 km · Good (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.