Norland CE School

CalderdaleVoluntary controlled school

Berry Moor Road, Norland, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3RN

Headteacher: Miss Alison EmbletonSchool website ↗Pupils: 63 (capacity: 105)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2022
80%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2022
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 2 March 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
80.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 90%·Writing 90%·Maths 100%All three 80%
Reading
Expected90%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected100%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
9
How many families wanted this school first?
8
How many got their first choice?
8of 8 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
30

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
30.0%
Boys and girls
43%girls·57%boys
27 girls, 36 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 80% (2016/17), currently 80%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1658.0%0.0%+1.6-1.6-1.2
2016/1780.0%7.0%+2.1+0.1-0.6
2017/1863.0%6.0%-1.8+0.9-1.6
2018/1969.0%6.0%+1.1-0.4-0.4
2022/2364.0%21.0%+1.2+1.3+1.3
2023/2463.0%0.0%---
2024/2580.0%10.0%---
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