Primary school

Dean Field Community Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Calderdale
  • HX2 8DQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,743 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 19%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 100%100%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 100%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 29%2024/25: top 19%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM77% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM9% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 44% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 17% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 40% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 64% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 71% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 77% · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%77%10%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 0% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 0% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 9% · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 95 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 102 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 96 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 98 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 108 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 108 · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510895No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 96 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 101 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 96 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 98 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 102 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 108 · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510896No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 76.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd90
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2012Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2022Good

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 2026220
Free school meals (past 6 years)55.8%
First language not English9.5%
SEN support22.6%
EHC plan6.3%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils21.7%

Girls 51.1%Boys 48.9%

84% full · 262 places

Parent View

As at 6 Apr 2026 · 13 responses (5.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • Has your child been bullied at this school?7.7% yes
  • When the bullying took place the school dealt with it quickly and effectively · asked only of the 7.7% who said Yes above100% agree
  • Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities?23.1% yes
  • The school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 23.1% who said Yes above66.7% agree
  • The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.1% had no concerns to raise90% agree
  • When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart100% agree
  • The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well100% agree
  • Would you recommend this school to another parent?100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult7.8
  • Classroom teachers 8.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 14.6
  • Other support 11.1

Teachers 10.6 FTE · Whole workforce 36.3 · 61 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,122
Spend per pupil£7,135
Staff spend per pupil£5,464
Reserve per pupil£2,986
  • +£663,000revenue reserve
  • +£219,000in-year balance

Grants £7,640 · self-generated £482 · premises £428 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE FAMILY OF LEARNING TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £2,301,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it