Ripponden Junior and Infant SchoolSt John's Primary School In Rishworth

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

Summary of the comparison

Ripponden Junior and Infant School and St John's Primary School In Rishworth are primary schools in Sowerby Bridge.

  • Ripponden Junior and Infant School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John's Primary School In Rishworth scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St John's Primary School In Rishworth is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ripponden Junior and Infant School was judged Good and St John's Primary School In Rishworth 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 64.0% for Ripponden Junior and Infant School and 89.0% for St John's Primary School In Rishworth.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ripponden Junior and Infant School (59.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John's Primary School In Rishworth (86.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ripponden Junior and Infant School versus St John's Primary School In Rishworth compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Sowerby BridgeRipponden Junior and Infant SchoolSowerby BridgeSt John's Primary School In RishworthEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100B81/100Stronger figure
Local ranking42nd of 81 in Calderdale 1st of 81 in Calderdale Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll180 145
Capacity210 148
LocationSowerby Bridge, HX6 4AH Sowerby Bridge, HX6 4QR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 89.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 22.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 112.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census180 145
Free school meals (ever 6)10.0% 3.5%
English as an additional language1.1% 0.0%
SEN support10.6% 11.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 2.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.5% 1.6% 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.

Ripponden Junior and Infant School

St John's Primary School In Rishworth

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