New Road Primary SchoolChrist Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge

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

Summary of the comparison

New Road Primary School and Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge are primary schools in Sowerby Bridge.

  • New Road Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge is ahead on our composite score.

  • New Road Primary School was judged Good and Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for New Road Primary School and 68.0% for Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at New Road Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge (64.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

New Road Primary School versus Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Sowerby BridgeNew Road Primary SchoolSowerby BridgeChrist Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby BridgeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking37th of 81 in Calderdale 26th of 81 in Calderdale Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll174 84
Capacity210 150
LocationSowerby Bridge, HX6 1DY Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score99.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census174 84
Free school meals (ever 6)37.9% 41.7%
English as an additional language2.9% 2.4%
SEN support17.8% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.7% 17.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

New Road Primary School

Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge

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