Shade Primary School

Shade Primary School is performing well overall, with a consistent grading of 'Good' across all inspection areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has fostered a friendly and inclusive community where pupils feel safe and valued. With a strong commitment to personal development, leaders and staff ensure that pupils are well-prepared for their next stages of education. The emphasis on music education is especially noteworthy, with every pupil learning an instrument in Year 4 and many continuing through to Years 5 and 6.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and have a strong sense of belonging.
• Teachers make lessons interesting, engaging pupils effectively.
• Strong focus on music education with every pupil learning an instrument.
• The curriculum extends beyond the classroom through enriching experiences.
• Pupils behave well and exhibit politeness towards each other and adults.
• Support for pupils with SEND is effective and timely.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack effective assessment of pupils' learning.
• Vocabulary development is not included in all subjects, impacting articulation of learning.

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 Shade Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Shade Primary 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 Shade Primary School had 27.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Shade Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Shade Primary School received £7,532 and spent £7,439 for each of its 175 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £102,000 (£582 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 Shade Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shade Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Shade Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shade Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Shade Primary School have?

Shade Primary School has 178 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shade Primary School cover?

Shade Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Shade Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Shade Primary School?

Shade Primary School is at Knowlwood Road, Shade, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, OL14 7PD.