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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School

Academy converter primary school in Hebden Bridge (Calderdale).

KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.7
▼ 4.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.0%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
43%
50 / 117 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

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School is a primary school located in Hebden Bridge, Calderdale. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 53 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 117. It is part of the THE FAMILY of LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Fiona Pether.

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Football
  • Tennis

Key facts

URN
150174
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2023

Governing body (7 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Tim Machin Confirmed same personChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Fiona Pether Confirmed same personLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Mrs Helen StarmerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Reverend Ruthi GibbonsLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Ms Laura RobertshawLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Tony SpinkLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Miss Megan DoddLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Jennie Clark Gourley FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2025
Mrs Caley Stansfield FormerLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record