Barkisland CofE VA Primary School
Scammonden Road, Halifax, HX4 0BD
197 pupils · 94% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 November 2019, published 9 December 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 76% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 22 | 59 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 25 | 51 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 30 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 22 | 71 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 18 | 86 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 28 | 89 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 23 | 101 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 35 | 115 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School 2.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bowling Green Academy 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St John's Primary School In Rishworth 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Norland CE School 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.