Schools and Education in Ovenden

There are 142 schools within 5 miles of Ovenden town centre, including 90 primary and 13 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 93% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Parkinson Lane Community Primary School, Compass Community School Willow Park and Luddendenfoot Academy. Parents should note that 6 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
142
Primary
90
Secondary
13
Good / Outstanding
93%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

9
74
Outstanding (9) Good (74) Requires Improvement (6) Not yet inspected (53)
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Warley Street, Halifax, HX1 3XL Inspected: 10 October 2023 Compass Community School Willow Park 2.3 miles Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BU Inspected: 17 October 2025 Luddendenfoot Academy Primary 2.9 miles Rose Place, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6AU Inspected: 01 February 2024 Ravenscliffe High School 3 miles Ravenscliffe Close, Halifax, HX3 0RZ Inspected: 06 December 2022 All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Dudwell Lane, Halifax, HX3 0SD Inspected: 26 May 2023 The Greetland Academy Primary 3.8 miles School Street, Greetland, Halifax, HX4 8JB Inspected: 24 November 2021 Old Earth Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Lower Edge Road, Elland, HX5 9PL Inspected: 06 February 2023 The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form 4.9 miles Booth Royd Lane, Brighouse, HD6 3JW Inspected: 16 November 2023 St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School Primary 4.9 miles Waterloo Road, Brighouse, HD6 2AN Inspected: 26 January 2023
Dean Field Community Primary School Primary 0.1 miles Cumberland Close, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8DQ Inspected: 06 May 2022 Moorside Community Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Keighley Road, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8AP Inspected: 29 March 2023 The North Halifax Grammar School Secondary 0.8 miles Moorbottom Road, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9SU Inspected: 18 December 2023 Ash Green Community Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Mixenden Road, Mixenden, Halifax, HX2 8QD Inspected: 21 November 2024 Abbey Park Academy Primary 0.9 miles Keighley Close, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9DG Inspected: 15 November 2022 Trinity Academy Whitehill Primary 0.9 miles Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9RL Inspected: 13 May 2025 Broadwood School 1 miles Moor End Road, Pellon, Halifax, HX2 0RU Inspected: 11 November 2024 Trinity Academy Akroydon Primary 1 miles Rawson Street North, Boothtown, Halifax, HX3 6PU Inspected: 21 November 2023 Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Primary 1.1 miles Ashville Gardens, Pellon, Halifax, HX2 0QQ Inspected: 08 February 2023 Mount Pellon Primary Academy Primary 1.2 miles Battinson Road, Halifax, HX1 4RG Inspected: 21 May 2024 Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 1.2 miles Albert Road, Pellon, Halifax, HX2 0QD Inspected: 17 May 2023 The Halifax Academy All-through 1.4 miles Gibbet Street, Halifax, HX2 0BA Inspected: 02 August 2023 Beech Hill School Primary 1.4 miles Mount Pleasant Avenue, Halifax, HX1 5TN Inspected: 19 March 2025 Bradshaw Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Ingham Lane, Bradshaw, Halifax, HX2 9PF Inspected: 21 May 2024 Beacon Lights Schools 1.6 miles Lister Lane, Halifax, HX1 5JL Inspected: 22 September 2025 Wainstalls School Primary 1.8 miles Wainstalls Road, Halifax, HX2 7TE Inspected: 19 November 2024 Calderdale College 16 plus 1.8 miles Francis Street, Halifax, HX1 3UZ Inspected: 13 January 2023 Shibden Head Primary Academy Primary 2 miles Hainsworth Moor Grove, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 2ND Inspected: 27 July 2023 Salterlee Primary School Primary 2 miles Kell Lane, Shibden, Halifax, HX3 7AY Inspected: 05 February 2024 Warley Town School Primary 2.1 miles Dark Lane, Warley, Halifax, HX2 7QD Inspected: 17 March 2023 Trinity Academy Bradford Secondary 2.1 miles Greenland Villas, Bradford, BD13 2AS Inspected: 07 May 2024 Savile Park Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Moorfield Street, Halifax, HX1 3ER Inspected: 19 July 2024 Trinity Academy Grammar Secondary 2.2 miles Albert Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW Inspected: 05 May 2023 Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge Primary 2.2 miles Park Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BJ Inspected: 17 May 2023 Bolton Brow Primary Academy Primary 2.2 miles Pye Nest Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BA Inspected: 14 December 2022 The Crossley Heath School Secondary 2.3 miles Savile Park, Halifax, HX3 0HG Inspected: 26 September 2023 Wood Bank School 2.5 miles Dene View, Luddenden, Halifax, HX2 6PB Inspected: 28 June 2024 Victoria Hall Children's Centre 2.5 miles Brighouse Road, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 1AB Inspected: 05 February 2014 Shelf Junior and Infant School Primary 2.8 miles Shelf Hall Lane, Shelf, Halifax, HX3 7LT Inspected: 13 January 2025 Salterhebble Junior and Infant School Primary 2.8 miles Cheltenham Place, Halifax, HX3 0AU Inspected: 31 January 2023 New Road Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DY Inspected: 15 June 2023 Brearley Hall School 3 miles Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot, HX2 6HP Inspected: 13 November 2025 Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary 3 miles St Peters Avenue, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1BL Inspected: 27 January 2023 Keelham Primary School Primary 3 miles Well Heads, Denholme Gate, Bradford, BD13 4HH Inspected: 13 March 2023 Norland CE School Primary 3.1 miles Berry Moor Road, Norland, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3RN Inspected: 09 May 2022 Siddal Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Backhold Lane, Siddal, Halifax, HX3 9DL Inspected: 20 October 2023 Copley Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Wakefield Road, Copley, Halifax, HX3 0TP Inspected: 25 September 2024 Stocks Lane Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Stocks Lane, Clayton Heights, Bradford, BD13 2RH Inspected: 13 June 2024 St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School Primary 3.4 miles Meadow Close, Greenacres Estate, Halifax, HX3 7QU Inspected: 19 October 2022 Trinity Academy St Peter's Primary 3.4 miles Dean Lane, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1HB Inspected: 02 August 2023 Thornton Primary School and Children's Centre 3.5 miles Thornton Road, Bradford, BD13 3NN Inspected: 02 March 2012 Thornton Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3NN Inspected: 22 July 2025 Home Farm Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Holme Farm Close, Bradford, BD6 3NR Inspected: 14 March 2022 Triangle CofE VC Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Rochdale Road, Triangle, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3NJ Inspected: 07 March 2024 Scout Road Academy Primary 3.8 miles Scout Road, Mytholmyroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5JR Inspected: 22 August 2023 Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria 3.8 miles Thornton View Road, Clayton, Bradford, BD14 6JX Inspected: 24 July 2018 Farfield Primary and Nursery School Primary 3.9 miles Reevy Crescent, Bradford, BD6 2BS Inspected: 16 May 2025 Burnley Road Academy Primary 4.1 miles Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5DE Inspected: 07 July 2022 Reevy Hill Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Saxton Avenue, Buttershaw, Bradford, BD6 3ST Inspected: 18 March 2025 Trinity Academy St Chad's Primary 4.1 miles Upper Green Lane, Hove Edge, Brighouse, HD6 2PA Inspected: 18 September 2023 Denholme Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Minorca Mount, Denholme, Bradford, BD13 4AY Inspected: 12 January 2024 Beckfoot Thornton Secondary 4.3 miles Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3BH Inspected: 16 October 2023 Compass Community School North 4.3 miles Halifax Road, 5 Halifax Road, West Yorkshire, HX5 0SH Inspected: 30 November 2023 Brighouse High School Secondary 4.3 miles Finkil Street, Brighouse, HD6 2NY Inspected: 31 March 2022 St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Hullenedge Road, Elland, HX5 0QY Inspected: 12 July 2024 Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8TW Inspected: 05 February 2025 The Academy At St. James Primary 4.4 miles Chelwood Drive, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7YD Inspected: 23 June 2022 Broadbeck Learning Centre 4.5 miles Buttershaw, West Yorkshire, BD6 2LE Inspected: 12 June 2025 St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School Primary 4.6 miles Nathan Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3EJ Inspected: 30 April 2024 St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary 4.6 miles St. Paul's Grove, Buttershaw, Bradford, BD6 1ST Inspected: 29 April 2025 Brackenhill Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Dracup Road, Great Horton, Bradford, BD7 4HA Inspected: 17 December 2024 Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary 4.7 miles Cross Lane, Elland, HX5 0LP Inspected: 16 June 2023 Appleton Academy All-through 4.8 miles Woodside Road, Bradford, BD12 8AL Inspected: 18 January 2022 Allerton Children's Centre 4.8 miles Avenel Road, Avenel Road, Bradford, BD15 7PQ Inspected: 01 February 2011 St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School Primary 4.8 miles Lightcliffe Road, Brighouse, HD6 2HH Inspected: 18 September 2023 Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Primary 4.8 miles Co-operative Buildings, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, HD6 4DY Inspected: 06 July 2023 Wibsey Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Northfield Road, Wibsey, Bradford, BD6 1RL Inspected: 28 June 2023 Holywell Green Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Stainland Road, Holywell Green, Halifax, HX4 9AE Inspected: 19 May 2023 Southmere Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Ewart Street, Bradford, BD7 3NR Inspected: 26 September 2023 Hill Top CofE Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Common Road, Low Moor, Bradford, BD12 0TL Inspected: 16 June 2023 Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Longmeadow, Barkisland, Halifax, HX4 0BD Inspected: 24 June 2025 Co-op Academy Southfield 5 miles Haycliffe Lane, Bradford, BD5 9ET Inspected: 27 June 2024 Bowling Green Academy Primary 5 miles Park View, Stainland, Halifax, HX4 9HU Inspected: 27 September 2023 Ripponden Junior and Infant School Primary 5 miles Halifax Road, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 4AH Inspected: 26 May 2023
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary 2 miles Savile Park Road, Halifax, HX1 2ES Inspected: 15 September 2023 Reevy Hill Children's Centre 4.1 miles Saxton Avenue, Buttershaw, Bradford, BD6 3ST Inspected: 25 October 2013 Woodside Children's Centre 4.3 miles Fenwick Drive, Woodside, Bradford, BD6 2PG Inspected: 15 December 2014 Ley Top Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Avenel Road, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7PQ Inspected: 09 November 2023 Wyke Children's Centre 4.9 miles Wroe Place, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8AA Inspected: 06 November 2014 Dixons Allerton Academy All-through 5 miles Abbeydale Drive, Bradford, BD8 0DH Inspected: 25 June 2025
Ovenden Innovations Children's Centre 0.1 miles Cumberland Close, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8DQ St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 0.3 miles Furness Place, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 8JY Kevin Pearce Childrens Centre 0.5 miles Athol Road, Ovenden Road, Halifax, HX3 5RQ The Whitley AP Academy 0.8 miles Moorbottom Road, Halifax, HX2 9SR Trinity Academy Halifax Secondary 0.9 miles Holdsworth Road, Halifax, HX2 9TZ Inspected: 22 November 2023 Ash Green Children's Centre 0.9 miles Mixenden Road, Mixenden, Halifax, HX2 8QD Lee Mount Academy Primary 0.9 miles East Park Road, Lee Mount, Halifax, HX3 5EB Illingworth Childrens Centre 0.9 miles Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 9RL Boothtown Childrens Centre 1 miles Rawson Street North, Boothtown Road, Halifax, HX3 6PU Inspected: 16 February 2012 Sunshine Childrens Centre 1.2 miles Battinson Road, Battinson Road, Halifax, HX1 4RG Creations Community Childrens Centre 1.2 miles Albert Road, Pellon, Halifax, HX2 0QD St Augustine's CofE School Primary 1.3 miles St Augustine's Terrace, Halifax, HX1 5PG Jubilee Children's Centre 1.4 miles Hanson Lane, Halifax, HX1 5NB St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Primary 1.7 miles Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LA Little Stars Children's Centre at Parkinson Lane 1.8 miles Warley Street, Halifax, HX1 3XL Trinity Sixth Form Academy 16 plus 1.8 miles Market Street, Halifax, HX1 1UN Warley Road Primary Academy Primary 1.8 miles Warley Road, Halifax, HX1 3TG St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Primary 2 miles Swires Road, Halifax, HX1 2ER Russell Hall Primary School Primary 2.2 miles West End, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 2AW Northowram Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Baxter Lane, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7EF Foxhill Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Brighouse and Denholme Road, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 1LN Tuel Lane Infant School Primary 2.4 miles Clay Street, Tuel Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2ND Luddenden CofE School Primary 2.5 miles Dene View, Luddendenfoot, Halifax, HX2 6PB Midgley School Primary 2.5 miles Pin Hill Lane, Midgley, Halifax, HX2 6TX Stafford Hall School 2.7 miles Cheltenham Place, Halifax, Halifax, HX3 0AW Inspected: 01 July 2025 The Gleddings School 2.7 miles Birdcage Lane, Savile Park, Halifax, HX3 0JB New Road Children's Centre 2.8 miles Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DY Inspected: 28 December 2010 Withinfields Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Withinfields, Southowram, Halifax, HX3 9QJ Siddal Children's Centre 3.2 miles Backhold Lane, Siddal, Halifax, HX3 9DL Inspected: 16 December 2010 Hipperholme Grammar School 3.2 miles Bramley Lane, HX3 8JE Ryburn Valley High School Secondary 3.3 miles St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF Park Lane Academy Secondary 3.5 miles Park Lane, Exley, Halifax, HX3 9LG The Calder Learning Trust All-through 3.7 miles Brier Hey Lane, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5QN Lightcliffe C of E Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8SH Clayton Village Primary School Primary 3.9 miles John Street, Clayton, Bradford, BD14 6AD St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primary 4 miles Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ West Vale Academy Primary 4 miles Stainland Road, West Vale, Halifax, HX4 8LS Clayton St John CofE Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Bradford Road, Clayton, Bradford, BD14 6DD Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy Secondary 4.1 miles Reevy Road West, Buttershaw, Bradford, BD6 3PX Hollingwood Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, BD7 4BE St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Primary 4.3 miles Finkil Street, Hove Edge, Brighouse, HD6 2NT Lightcliffe Academy Secondary 4.3 miles Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8TL Woodside Academy Primary 4.3 miles Fenwick Drive, Bradford, BD6 2PG St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 4.3 miles Clayton, Bradford, BD14 6HW Elland Children's Centre 4.5 miles Westgate, Elland, HX5 0BB Inspected: 02 November 2010 Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.5 miles Westgate, Elland, HX5 0BB Old Town Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Billy Lane, Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8RY The Brooksbank School Secondary 4.6 miles Victoria Road, Elland, HX5 0QG St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 4.7 miles Saffron Drive, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7NE St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 4.8 miles St. Paul's Avenue, Wibsey, Bradford, BD6 1SR Shirley Manor Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Methuen Oval, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8SA Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary 5 miles Garforth Street, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7HB Co-op Academy Grange Secondary 5 miles Haycliffe Lane, Haycliffe Lane, Bradford, BD5 9ET