What did School Atlas judge Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School?

Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School has 39 pupils on roll.

What ages does Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School take?

Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School?

Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School?

When Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children and children with special medical or social circumstances — 1. (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children ... (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school; 2. Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address; 3. Children of staff — This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed on a permanent contract of employment in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed by the Bowland Federation for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made, and/ b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 10 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 100% of pupils at Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children and children with special medical or social circumstances — 1. (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children ... (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.
2Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address
3Children of staff — This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed on a permanent contract of employment in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed by the Bowland Federation for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made, and/ b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Children within village settlement boundary — Children who live within the village settlement boundary (a map is available on request from the school office).
5Children outside village settlement boundary who attended pre-school — Children who live outside the village settlement boundary but have attended pre-school.
6Other children — Other children. In the event that places remain unfilled after the application of criteria 1 - 5, remaining places will be ranked according to the straight line distance from home to the school, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

By law, no infant class may contain more than thirty children. Faith criteria are referenced within the Supplementary Information Form process but not listed as a numbered oversubscription criterion in the ordered list above.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.