Withinfields Primary School
Withinfields, Southowram, Halifax, HX3 9QJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Withinfields Primary School is a primary school in Halifax for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 112 schools in Calderdale. It ranks 30th of 40 primary schools in Halifax. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in December 2025.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 9 December 2025, report published 2 February 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 9 December 2025
Pupils enjoy attending this school. They like to learn new things and are proud of the work they produce. The school's friendly and welcoming ethos enables new pupils to settle in quickly. Staff foster positive relationships with pupils and care for them with kindness and sensitivity. Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to school life. Older pupils mentor those in younger classes responsibly. They recognise the importance of setting a good example to others. Pupils like spending time with their friends. They consider the school a happy place to be and attend regularly. Pupils feel safe here. They know that there are staff that they can go to if they have a concern or are worried about something. Pupils do not consider bullying to be an issue because people treat each other fairly. The school's strongly inclusive culture supports pupils to grow in confidence and maturity. This helps to prepare them for the next stage in their education effectively. As soon as pupils join the school, staff get to know them well. This enables leaders to identify and address any barriers to learning in an appropriate and timely manner. This, together with a well-designed and well-taught curriculum, helps pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged, to achieve well. The school has a high proportion of pupils with SEND. Pupils speak with maturity and sensitivity about their own, or their peers', SEND. The school fosters an environment in which pupils celebrate difference and do not see disability as a barrier to achievement. The school provides purposeful opportunities for pupils to develop a sense of community in school and locally. Pupils visit the local church and participate in events in the village. This helps them to learn about, and contribute towards, the world around them. It prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain.
What the school should improve
- Leaders should build on the school's effective work with families to continue to improve pupils' attendance.
- Leaders should ensure that they know how their actions to improve the school are working and should use their analysis of these actions to inform further development, including that of the curriculum and teaching.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
44 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
338 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Withinfields Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siddal Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 32% met the expected standard |
| Salterhebble Junior and Infant School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Academy St Chad's | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 81% met the expected standard |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 95% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen York
- Phone
- 01422363581
- Address
- Withinfields, Southowram, Halifax, HX3 9QJ
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- URN
- 107502
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.