Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
Community primary school in Halifax (Calderdale).
KS2 RWM expected
50%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
65%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
73%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
58%
▼ 14pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
91.6%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.1
▼ 4.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
52.3%
▲ 27pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
83%
195 / 236 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About the school
- URN
- 107525
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kelly Tordoff | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kelly Gallagher | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Quadros | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Qasim Akhtar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Karla Jowett | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Phil Simpson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Priscilla Haigh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Nicola Kudawashe Muchatuta | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Hayley Hodgson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Lindsay Lomas | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2008 |
| Mr Stephen Milner Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kelly Gallagher Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Laura Quadros Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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