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Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Calderdale

Greenfield Terrace, Todmorden, OL14 8PL

Website 01706812787

19

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 27/06/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

90.8%

25.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

105

Capacity used

Has space

44%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

15 of 15 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

20

Total applications

1.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1515● 100%
2nd preference20● 0%
3rd preference00—
Later preferences (4th–5th)30● 0%
Total201575%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Calderdale lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Emma Dickinson
Address
Greenfield Terrace, Cornholme, Todmorden, OL14 8PL
Phone
01706812787
Local authority
Calderdale
Ward / constituency
Todmorden West · Calder Valley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
107521

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals39%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support19%——
54% boys (57)46% girls (48)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

105 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    27 January 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    SM
    InclusionNeeds attention
    AchievementUrgent improvement
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
    Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
    Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 23

    27 June 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 104 pupils

Attendance

90.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

9.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

25.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
30%
21/22
18%
22/23
33%
23/24
25%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths19%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard12%
-50% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard35%
-40% vs England
Higher standard4%
-29% vs England
Average score96
-10 vs England

Writing

Expected standard19%
-53% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard35%
-39% vs England
Higher standard12%
-14% vs England
Average score98
-7 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard35%
-38% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score96
-9 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

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Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)12%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Calderdale council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.