Northowram Primary School

State-Funded School

northowram-primary-school-calderdale-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

CalderdaleLocal Authority

HalifaxConstituency

HX3 7EFPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Northowram Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 451 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

451

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 451
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
12 Jul 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.