St John's Primary School In Rishworth

Primary · Calderdale · HX6 4QR · URN 139040

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-07-13Cohort 152Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 18

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 79 schools in Calderdale

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
89%
Calderdale 60.7%England 61%
28.3 percentage points above the area average of 60.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
22%
Calderdale 5.8%England 8%
16.2 percentage points above the area average of 5.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
110
Calderdale 105.05England 105
5 above the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
112
Calderdale 104.33England 105
7.7 above the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
111
Calderdale 104.34England 105
6.7 above the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
72%
Calderdale 25.1%England 32%
46.9 percentage points above the area average of 25.1
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
89%
Calderdale 73.5%
15.5 percentage points above the area average of 73.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
89%
Calderdale 69.7%
19.3 percentage points above the area average of 69.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
89%
Calderdale 73.2%
15.8 percentage points above the area average of 73.2
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
18
Calderdale 33
14.8 below the area average of 32.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Calderdale	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	89% Calderdale 60.7%England 61%	28.3 percentage points above the area average of 60.7	28 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	22% Calderdale 5.8%England 8%	16.2 percentage points above the area average of 5.8	14 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	110 Calderdale 105.05England 105	5 above the area average of 105.1	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	112 Calderdale 104.33England 105	7.7 above the area average of 104.3	7 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	111 Calderdale 104.34England 105	6.7 above the area average of 104.3	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	72% Calderdale 25.1%England 32%	46.9 percentage points above the area average of 25.1	40 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	89% Calderdale 73.5%	15.5 percentage points above the area average of 73.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	89% Calderdale 69.7%	19.3 percentage points above the area average of 69.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	89% Calderdale 73.2%	15.8 percentage points above the area average of 73.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	18 Calderdale 33	14.8 below the area average of 32.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Calderdale · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 0% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 3.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 17.1pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 72% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 22% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 27pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 89% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 87.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St John's Primary School In Rishworth Good at its inspection on 13/07/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St John's Primary School In Rishworth is a primary school in Calderdale, postcode HX6 4QR (URN 139040).
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