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Longroyde Primary School

Primary · Brighouse · HD6 3AS

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 October 2024

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At a glance

340 pupils · 77% of 444 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.longroyde.org.uk
URN
107501

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 39 families named it first for 39 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 10 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2017 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 8 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

39 places offered · 39 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

58 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school59%
Median of its 12 closest peers56%
Calderdale average62.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolWalsall · 74 miles awayGood64%
St Columb Major AcademySt Columb · 262 miles awayGood77%
Hindley Green Community Primary SchoolWigan · 33 miles awayGood80%
St Margaret's AcademyTorquay · 234 miles awayGood54%
Chartham Primary SchoolCanterbury · 206 miles awayGood63%
St James Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolOkehampton · 224 miles awayGood37%
Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolBarnsley · 20 miles awayGood57%
St Monica Primary SchoolSouthampton · 194 miles awayGood47%
Hodge Clough Primary SchoolOldham · 15 miles awayGood55%
Upton Priory SchoolMacclesfield · 33 miles awayGood63%
Castle Primary SchoolTiverton · 206 miles awayGood44%
Whitchurch CofE Junior AcademyWhitchurch · 62 miles awayGood50%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 74% (Calderdale 71%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Calderdale 13%, England 5%) · Black African 4% (Calderdale 1%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Calderdale 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Calderdale 1%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Calderdale 3%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Calderdale 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Calderdale 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Calderdale 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Calderdale 0%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Calderdale 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Calderdale 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Calderdale 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.80 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Calderdale: 2.79 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 19% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 13.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,786; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,622
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £314,630; in-year balance +£165,195

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier51.8%62.3%
Social housing19.5%17.1%
Privately rented28.7%20.5%
Detached houses9.8%22.9%
Flats21.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van28.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010950 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£205,000350 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£150,000–£274,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (61)£322,500
Semi-detached (132)£227,000
Terraced (115)£150,000
Flat (42)£155,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
16an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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