Wainstalls School
Wainstalls, Halifax, HX2 7TE
190 pupils · 90% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PENNINE ALLIANCE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
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 9 October 2024, published 18 November 2024. 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 | 91% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 26 | 53 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 21 | 44 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 30 | 58 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 23 | 45 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 37 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 36 | 72 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 38 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 21 | 63 | 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
- Ash Green Community Primary School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Abbey Park Academy 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Midgley School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dean Field Community Primary School 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Trinity Academy Whitehill 2.9 km · Good (2020) · 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.