St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Furness Place, Halifax, Calderdale, HX2 8JY

Not rated

Inspected 1 July 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

58%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

162

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Calderdale →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 162 / 210 (77%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Last Ofsted Inspection: 1 July 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

62%

Disadvantaged

12.3%

EAL

4.3%

SEN support

16.7%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

58%

Expected standard (RWM)

11%

Higher standard (RWM)

102

Avg reading score

Avg maths score

Attendance

8.1%

Overall absence

21.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -4.0 vs 2023/24

39.9

Pupils per teacher

↑ +19.0 vs 2023/24

6.44

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

£42,818

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↓ −£744 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -2.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,969

Spend per pupil

£8,414

Income per pupil

40%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.