Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School continues to be recognized as a good school, with a positive and inclusive environment that supports both learning and personal development. Pupils enjoy attending and demonstrate good behavior, with a strong emphasis on values such as respect. The curriculum is broad and interesting, particularly in areas like reading and history, while a variety of extracurricular activities enhance the school experience. Additionally, parents express satisfaction with the school's efforts, particularly in supporting pupils' early reading skills. However, there are areas that need improvement. While reading is a focus, some key stage 2 plans do not enhance pupils' reading skills significantly, and opportunities for mathematics problem-solving and reasoning are limited. This has resulted in a lack of depth in understanding mathematical concepts and retention of subject knowledge. Leaders are aware of these challenges and are developing plans to address them, ensuring that pupils can make connections in their learning and achieve their potential.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel safe at school.
• The school has a strong focus on values and personal development.
• There is a wide range of engaging extracurricular activities.
• Pupils with special educational needs are well supported.
• The mathematics curriculum encourages enjoyment and engagement.
• The school's library enhances reading materials available to pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited opportunities for students to apply mathematical knowledge in problem-solving situations.
• Curriculum plans sometimes lack clarity on expected knowledge retention.

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 Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.0% 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, 7.4% of pupils at Christ Church Pellon CofE VC 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 Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 28.3% of pupils at Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 15.1% 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 Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School received £10,747 and spent £10,895 for each of its 159 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £10,000 (-£61 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 Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School have?

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School has 159 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School cover?

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School?

Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School is at Sandbeds Road, Pellon, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 0QQ.