Central Street Infant and Nursery SchoolColden Junior and Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hebden Bridge.

Summary of the comparison

Central Street Infant and Nursery School and Colden Junior and Infant School are primary schools in Hebden Bridge.

  • Central Street Infant and Nursery School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Colden Junior and Infant School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Central Street Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Central Street Infant and Nursery School was judged Good and Colden Junior and Infant School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Colden Junior and Infant School (67.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Central Street Infant and Nursery School versus Colden Junior and Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Hebden BridgeCentral Street Infant and Nursery SchoolHebden BridgeColden Junior and Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC65/100
Local ranking79th of 81 in Calderdale 30th of 81 in Calderdale Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll69 59
Capacity90 119
LocationHebden Bridge, HX7 6HB Hebden Bridge, HX7 7HW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported70.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census69 59
Free school meals (ever 6)10.0% 8.5%
English as an additional language5.8% 0.0%
SEN support10.1% 27.1%
SEN with an EHC plan21.7% 5.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure7.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.5% Stronger figure18.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Central Street Infant and Nursery School

Colden Junior and Infant School

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