Northowram Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Baxter Lane, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7EF
Headteacher · Mrs Jane Scardifield
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Key facts
Pupils451Capacity 420
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 5 November 2024
Free school meals10.7%
Ofsted
Inspection on 5 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Calderdale council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in CalderdaleNearby schools for the same ages
- Salterlee Primary School0.4 mi
- Shelf Junior and Infant School0.8 mi
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy1.3 mi
- St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School1.4 mi
- Trinity Academy Akroydon1.4 mi