Primary school

Shade Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Calderdale
  • OL14 7PD
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,342 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 29%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 35%2017/18: top 83%2018/19: top 63%2022/23: top 17%17% · 2022/232023/24: top 27%2024/25: top 29%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM72% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM12% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 70% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 50% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 63% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 76% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 72% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 72% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%76%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 14% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 0% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 7% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 12% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 107 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 110 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 109 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 105 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105110102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 104 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 107 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 108 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 106 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 105 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 87.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd90
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026178
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.3%
First language not English2.2%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils10.2%

Girls 52.2%Boys 47.8%

71.8% full · 248 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.3
Pupils per adult12.2
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 6.4 FTE · Whole workforce 17.1 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,532
Spend per pupil£7,439
Staff spend per pupil£5,889
Reserve per pupil£582
  • +£101,586revenue reserve
  • +£16,189in-year balance

Grants £6,832 · self-generated £700 · premises £268 per pupil