Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
Wakefield Road, Halifax, HX3 8SH
370 pupils · 88% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 15 June 2026. 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 | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 38 | 82 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 35 | 34 | 99 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 48 | 48 | 90 | 48 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 55 | 124 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 70 | 141 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 52 | 49 | 130 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 57 | 149 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 62 | 145 | 60 |
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
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Trinity Academy St Chad's 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shirley Manor Primary School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.