Ripponden Junior and Infant School

Ripponden Junior and Infant School continues to demonstrate effective performance as a good school. Pupils express pride in their school and feel happy and safe, supported by a caring school community that promotes resilience and compassion. Leaders prioritize an inclusive environment and have high expectations, particularly for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is being developed to engage students and foster a love for learning, although some areas require further refinement to ensure a consistent approach across all subjects. While the school has made significant strides, there are areas that need attention. The clarity of essential knowledge in the curriculum varies, which can lead to pupils encountering tasks that do not adequately challenge them. Additionally, although pupil safety measures are in place, some record-keeping concerning safeguarding and recruitment processes could be improved to ensure all information is readily accessible when needed.

Strengths

• Pupils report feeling happy and safe at school.
• Strong emphasis on inclusivity and high expectations for all pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, including personalized learning plans.
• Engaging curriculum that fosters enthusiasm for learning in subjects like mathematics and reading.
• Well-structured early years education leading to strong foundational skills.
• Positive school culture encouraging respect and collaboration among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent precision in curriculum planning across all subjects.
• Lack of clarity in essential knowledge for some wider curriculum subjects, leading to insufficient challenge for pupils.
• Incomplete records related to safeguarding and staff recruitment may hinder effective response to concerns.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ripponden Junior and Infant School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Ripponden Junior and Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ripponden Junior and Infant School had 34.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.8% of pupils at Ripponden Junior and Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Ripponden Junior and Infant School received £7,652 and spent £7,839 for each of its 171 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £30,000 (£177 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Ripponden Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ripponden Junior and Infant School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Ripponden Junior and Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ripponden Junior and Infant School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Ripponden Junior and Infant School have?

Ripponden Junior and Infant School has 171 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ripponden Junior and Infant School cover?

Ripponden Junior and Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ripponden Junior and Infant School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ripponden Junior and Infant School?

Ripponden Junior and Infant School is at Halifax Road, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 4AH.