Schools
43 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bowling Green Academy is the nearest published school at 787 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Sowood
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore HX4 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Sowood within HX4; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 43
- Nearby establishment records
- 66
- Primary nearby
- 31
- Secondary nearby
- 4
All establishment records
1-20 of 66 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 December 2020
- Location
- HX4 9HU, 787 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 79% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 November 2020
- Location
- HX4 9HU, 787 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- HX4 9AE, 1.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2005 · Closed 31 August 2025
- Location
- HD3 3UH, 2.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2025
- Location
- HD3 3UH, 2.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- HD7 4NU, 2.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Standards maintained
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-7
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2005
- Location
- HD3 3UH, 2.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2005
- Location
- HD3 3UH, 2.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- HD7 4NW, 2.7 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 64% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- HX4 0BD, 2.9 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 76% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 December 2010
- Location
- HX4 8JB, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 2011
- Location
- HX4 8JB, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 86% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 July 2021
- Location
- HX5 0QY, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 33% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 June 2021
- Location
- HX5 0QY, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 November 2022
- Location
- HX5 0QG, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.7
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 September 2011
- Location
- HX5 0QG, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 October 2011 · Closed 31 October 2022
- Location
- HX5 0QG, 3.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- 16 plus, ages 16-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- HD3 4GL, 3.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- HD7 4QQ, 3.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 58% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- HX5 0LP, 3.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 64% expected standard
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 16
- Records within 1 mile
- 186
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Sowood
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Sowood.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 17 |
| August 2025 | 25 |
| September 2025 | 18 |
| October 2025 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 9 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 22 |
| June 2026 | 16 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 16 | Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| May 2026 | 22 | Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| April 2026 | 14 | Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| March 2026 | 9 | Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| February 2026 | 9 | Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| January 2026 | 14 | Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| December 2025 | 13 | Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| November 2025 | 16 | Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| October 2025 | 13 | Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| September 2025 | 18 | Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| August 2025 | 25 | Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| July 2025 | 17 | Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
Every published record
1-25 of 186
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Springfield
Kirklees 036D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Springfield
Kirklees 036D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Slack Lane
Kirklees 036D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Other crime
June 2026
On or near Bradley View
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Bradley View
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Bradley View
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Elm Street
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Church Lane
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Under investigation
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Church Lane
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Bicycle theft
June 2026
On or near Beestonley Lane
Calderdale 026B
Outcome
Under investigation
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Stainland Road
Calderdale 026B
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Other crime
June 2026
On or near Swan Lane
Calderdale 026A
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Forest Hill Gardens
Calderdale 026A
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Swan Lane
Calderdale 026A
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Swan Lane
Calderdale 026A
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Thorn Hill
Calderdale 026A
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Back Green
Kirklees 036D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Slack Lane
Kirklees 036D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Slack Lane
Kirklees 036D
Outcome
Under investigation
Other crime
May 2026
On or near The Crescent
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Awaiting court outcome
Other crime
May 2026
On or near West View
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Bradley View
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near The Carriage Drive
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Bradley View
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Longfield
Calderdale 026F
Outcome
Under investigation
Place details
- Place type
- Village
- Postcode district
- HX4
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 53.66330, -1.88374
- Wider geography
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative areas
- Metropolitan District
- Calderdale
- E08000033
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Sowood and whose postcode is in HX4. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 87 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.