St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: Furness Place, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 8JY
Phone: 01422244628
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Oliver Harper
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 172
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 96
% eligible for free school meals: 55.8%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,969 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #24 of 78 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#22Scout Road Academy£7,990
#23Midgley School£7,982
#24St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,969
#25Salterlee Primary School£7,892
#26St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School£7,859

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School£10,853
#2Colden Junior and Infant School£10,468
#3Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School£10,155
#4West Vale Academy£10,119
#5Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School£9,916
#6Cornholme Junior, Infant and Nursery School£9,773
#7Field Lane Primary School£9,771
#8St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School£9,569
#9Cliffe Hill Community Primary School£9,460
#10Ash Green Community Primary School£9,429
#11Norland CE School£9,410
#12Moorside Community Primary School£9,381
#13St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy£8,826
#14Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School£8,811
#15Savile Park Primary School£8,631
#16St Augustine's CofE School£8,487
#17Luddenden CofE School£8,474
#18Holywell Green Primary School£8,332
#19Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy£8,288
#20Trinity Academy St Peter's£8,253
#21St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy£8,057
#22Scout Road Academy£7,990
#23Midgley School£7,982
#24St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,969
#25Salterlee Primary School£7,892
#26St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School£7,859
#27Hebden Royd CofE Primary School£7,822
#28Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School£7,695
#29St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy£7,685
#30Ripponden Junior and Infant School£7,649
#31Lee Mount Academy£7,610
#32Castle Hill Primary School£7,593
#33Ferney Lee Primary School£7,573
#34The Halifax Academy£7,566
#35Barkisland CofE VA Primary School£7,523
#36Withinfields Primary School£7,472
#37Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy£7,470
#38Todmorden CofE J, I & N School£7,461
#39Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School£7,447
#40Old Earth Primary School£7,371
#41Abbey Park Academy£7,326
#42Trinity Academy Akroydon£7,271
#43Dean Field Community Primary School£7,135
#44Bowling Green Academy£7,088
#45St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy£7,077
#46Bradshaw Primary School£7,049
#47Warley Town School£7,046
#48New Road Primary School£6,980
#49Parkinson Lane Community Primary School£6,910
#50Siddal Primary School£6,893
#51Walsden St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School£6,890
#52Mount Pellon Primary Academy£6,871
#53Trinity Academy St Chad's£6,865
#54Shade Primary School£6,858
#55Longroyde Primary School£6,829
#56Trinity Academy Whitehill£6,718
#57Salterhebble Junior and Infant School£6,637
#58St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton£6,607
#59Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School£6,477
#60Warley Road Primary Academy£6,461
#61Triangle CofE VC Primary School£6,439
#62Carr Green Primary School£6,427
#63Beech Hill School£6,362
#64Bolton Brow Primary Academy£6,319
#65The Greetland Academy£6,316
#66St John's Primary School In Rishworth£6,179
#67St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse£6,157
#68Shelf Junior and Infant School£6,116
#69All Saints' CofE Primary School£6,078
#70Northowram Primary School£6,024
#71Copley Primary School£5,996
#72Lightcliffe C of E Primary School£5,922
#73The Calder Learning Trust£5,657
#74Woodhouse Primary School£5,577
#75Luddendenfoot Academy£5,435
#76Old Town Primary School£4,953
#77Wainstalls School£1,826
#78Burnley Road Academy£232

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