West Vale Academy
Academy sponsor led in Halifax, Calderdale.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 74 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 182 |
| Free school meals | 44.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Calderdale |
| Address | Stainland Road, West Vale, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX4 8LS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.westvaleacademy.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01422372804 |
| URN | 145571 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 25 November 2025, published 26 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 June 2022, published 21 September 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- The Greetland Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- All Saints' CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Copley Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Siddal Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Holywell Green Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
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