Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
About the school
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School is an open primary school in Calderdale.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 April 2026
- Published
- 15 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 64%
- Calderdale
- 62%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 12%
- Calderdale
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Calderdale
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Calderdale
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Calderdale
- 74%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 58%
- Calderdale
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 27%
- Calderdale
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 78%
- Calderdale
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Calderdale
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Calderdale
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Calderdale
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
399
Girls
49.37%
Boys
50.63%
SEN support
10.78%
Education, health and care plan
3.01%
English as an additional language
1.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.77%
Overall absence
3.33
Persistent absence
3.98