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Schools similar to West Vale Academy

Calderdale · ages 4 to 11 · URN 145571

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Method

HeadteacherChat intake matches; separate from DfE’s official groups.

Showing the closest 10 of 5,277 eligible schools.

KS2 is reading, writing and maths combined. Published cohort counts appear with results where available.

1Wrangle Primary Academy

Lincolnshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN150429

56 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard38%West Vale Academy: 82%44 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%West Vale Academy: 6%6 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 8 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 12.5 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.7 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.79 percentage points lower
  • 18 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 14 September 2021 · published 5 October 2021 · recorded under URN 120685 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0278. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00765.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00225.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.79 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00357.
  • Total pupils: difference 18 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02432.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

2Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Kent · ages 4 to 11 · URN118608

78 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard57%West Vale Academy: 82%25 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%West Vale Academy: 6%6 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 7 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 14.3 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 4.1 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.85 percentage points lower
  • 4 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 11 October 2023 · published 20 November 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.04052. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 4.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01845.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00925.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.85 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00769.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00513.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

3Friday Bridge Community Primary School

Cambridgeshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN110633

89 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard29%West Vale Academy: 82%53 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard6%West Vale Academy: 6%Same published figure2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 17 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 5.9 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.8 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 12.92 percentage points lower
  • 15 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 23 June 2026 · published 15 September 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Needs attention; Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 27 April 2022 · published 21 June 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0508. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00450.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 12.92 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02584.
  • Total pupils: difference 15 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01685.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

4Fishtoft Academy

Lincolnshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN139266

60 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard64%West Vale Academy: 82%18 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%West Vale Academy: 6%6 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 11 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 9.1 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 5.6 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 16.67 percentage points lower
  • 14 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0521. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00585.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01400.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 16.67 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.03333.
  • Total pupils: difference 14 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01892.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor

County Durham · ages 4 to 11 · URN148845

75 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard22%West Vale Academy: 82%60 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard6%West Vale Academy: 6%Same published figure2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 18 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 5.6 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.9 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 22 percentage points lower
  • 1 more pupil
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 2 July 2024 · published 10 September 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.05713. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00855.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00325.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 22 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.04400.
  • Total pupils: difference 1 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00133.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6Great Ponton Church of England School

Lincolnshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN120602

55 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard33%West Vale Academy: 82%49 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%West Vale Academy: 6%6 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 6 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 16.7 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 4.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.55 percentage points lower
  • 19 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.05772. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 4.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.02070.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00225.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.55 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00909.
  • Total pupils: difference 19 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02568.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

7Green Haworth Church of England Primary School

Lancashire · ages 4 to 11 · URN119442

65 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard8%West Vale Academy: 82%74 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%West Vale Academy: 6%6 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 12 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 8.3 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 4.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 11.54 percentage points lower
  • 9 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 19 May 2026 · published 16 July 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Category of concern: Special Measures; Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Needs attention; Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement

  • Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 25 May 2022 · published 17 July 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Outcome: School remains Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.05894. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 4.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.02070.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00300.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 11.54 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02308.
  • Total pupils: difference 9 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01216.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Trinity Academy St Peter's

Calderdale · ages 4 to 11 · URN148143

94 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard71%West Vale Academy: 82%11 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard14%West Vale Academy: 6%8 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 14 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 7.1 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.6 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 22.34 percentage points lower
  • 20 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 20 June 2023 · published 1 August 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.05986. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00990.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00400.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 22.34 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.04468.
  • Total pupils: difference 20 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02128.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Moulton Chapel Primary School

Lincolnshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN120417

70 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard33%West Vale Academy: 82%49 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%West Vale Academy: 6%6 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 12 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 8.3 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.2 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 20 percentage points lower
  • 4 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 19 May 2026 · published 6 July 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 13 July 2021 · published 15 September 2021 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Outcome: School remains Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.06031. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01440.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00050.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 20 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.04000.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00541.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10Byers Green Primary School

County Durham · ages 4 to 11 · URN114070

75 pupils / 74 at West Vale Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard63%West Vale Academy: 82%19 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%West Vale Academy: 6%6 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

Small KS2 cohort: 8 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 12.5 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 4.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 19.33 percentage points lower
  • 1 more pupil
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0642. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 4.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.02070.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 19.33 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.03867.
  • Total pupils: difference 1 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00133.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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West Vale Academy

Calderdale · ages 4 to 11 · URN145571

Small KS2 cohort: 17 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 5.9 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

West Vale Academy: published figures and their sources
MeasureWest Vale Academy
Pupils742025/26
Free school meals44.6%2025/26
First language other than English2.7%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)50%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard82%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard6%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence6.8097%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence25.37313%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Report card inspection · inspected 25 November 2025 · published 26 January 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    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

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 22 June 2022 · published 21 September 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5277 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8819

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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