West Vale Academy

State-Funded School

west-vale-academy-calderdale-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

CalderdaleLocal Authority

Calder ValleyConstituency

HX4 8LSPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

West Vale Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 74 pupils. West Vale Academy is part of GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 Nov 2025 · published 26 Jan 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

84%

Black

Mixed

12%

Pupils

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 74
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
26 May 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.