Withinfields Primary SchoolSiddal Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Halifax.

Summary of the comparison

Withinfields Primary School and Siddal Primary School are primary schools in Halifax.

  • Withinfields Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Siddal Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Withinfields Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Withinfields Primary School was judged the expected standard and Siddal Primary School 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 59.0% for Withinfields Primary School and 32.0% for Siddal Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Withinfields Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Siddal Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 32.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Withinfields Primary School versus Siddal Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HalifaxWithinfields Primary SchoolHalifaxSiddal Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking34th of 81 in Calderdale Stronger figure57th of 81 in Calderdale
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll345 187
Capacity420 236
LocationHalifax, HX3 9QJ Halifax, HX3 9DL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% Stronger figure32.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census345 187
Free school meals (ever 6)29.5% 47.5%
English as an additional language1.4% 10.2%
SEN support20.0% 18.7%
SEN with an EHC plan7.8% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.8% 12.2% 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.

Withinfields Primary School

Siddal Primary School

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