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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 107512

Colden Junior and Infant School

Community school · Hebden Bridge · HX7 7HW

Ages 4–11 · 47 pupils · Calderdale

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-12-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.3%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
65

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

2

Places offered

2

1st-preference offers

2

Total preferences (any rank)
6
Preferred offers (top 3)
2
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill39%

47 pupils · 119 places

Pupils on roll
47
Boys / girls
27 / 20
School capacity
119
Capacity fill
47 / 119 (39%)
Free school meals
10.6%
FSM pupils
5
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr John Cooper

Location

Address
Smithy Lane, Colden
Postcode
HX7 7HW
Town
Hebden Bridge
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Calderdale
District
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, 47 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.6%.

Open schools in Hebden Bridge
10
Primary schools in Hebden Bridge
9
Academies among open schools in Hebden Bridge
60% (6)
Open schools in HX7
10
Primary in HX7
9
Open schools in Calderdale LA
115
Primary in Calderdale LA
82

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Hebden BridgeNear HX7

  • Riverside Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Hebden Bridge · HX7 8EE · Calderdale

    Ages 7–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM20.3%

    2.0 miles away

  • Stubbings Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hebden Bridge · HX7 8BP · Calderdale

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM6.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • Old Town Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hebden Bridge · HX7 8RY · Calderdale

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM13.1%

    2.6 miles away

  • Ferney Lee Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Todmorden · OL14 5NR · Calderdale

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM28.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr John Cooper
Telephone
01422842438
Website
http://www.colden.calderdale.sch.uk

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