Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX2 6AU
10 reasons to choose Luddendenfoot Academy
Top line
Luddendenfoot Academy has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Halifax and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Luddendenfoot Academy is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 4 members of Polaris Multi-Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 10 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Calderdale LEA.
Average class size
Luddendenfoot Academy has one class per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Luddendenfoot Academy ranks in the top 13% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 18% of schools.
The Luddendenfoot Academy curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, philosophy, French. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Luddendenfoot Academy
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Luddendenfoot Academy
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Luddendenfoot Academy
The Gleddings Preparatory School (2.8 miles); Heathfield School (4.1 miles); Hipperholme Grammar Junior School (5.5 miles).
Scout Road Academy (1.7 miles); Copley Primary School (3.2 miles); The Greetland Academy (3.4 miles).
Rishworth School (5.8 miles); The Grammar School, Hipperholme (6 miles); Huddersfield Grammar School (8.6 miles).
The Crossley Heath School (2.8 miles); The North Halifax Grammar School (4.8 miles); Trinity Academy, Halifax (4.9 miles).