Skircoat Green

Summary

Skircoat Green (E02002264) is part of Calderdale local authority (view on map). Skircoat Green has an approximate population of 7,100 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Skircoat Green neighbours Savile Park, Southowram & Siddal, Greetland & Stainland, and Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland.

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  • 10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Skircoat Green is the 4th least deprived area in Calderdale (out of 27) with 18% of children living in low-income families, compared to 40% across Calderdale and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Skircoat Green, 13% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 29% in Calderdale and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Skircoat Green % in Calderdale % in England
Eligible for free school meals 13% 29% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 87% 71% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Skircoat Green, 14% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Calderdale, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Skircoat Green % in Calderdale % in England
No special educational needs 85% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 10% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Skircoat Green, 28% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 29% in Calderdale, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Skircoat Green % in Calderdale % in England
White 71% 72% 67%
Asian 20% 20% 14%
Black 2% 2% 7%
Mixed 6% 5% 7%
Other 1% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Skircoat Green with English as an additional language is 13%, compared with 15% in Calderdale, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Skircoat Green % in Calderdale % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 13% 15% 22%
Known or believed to be English 87% 85% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Skircoat Green has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Skircoat Green
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Skircoat Green since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Skircoat Green has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Skircoat Green
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Skircoat Green since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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