Our Corporate Plan drives all our work, policies, use of resources and performance management. We regularly report progress against our Plan and track our progress through performance reporting.
Achievements from our previous Corporate Plan (2022-2024) include:
- Our Children and Young People’s Services are rated ‘good’ in all areas following an Ofsted inspection in February 2024.
- In Calderdale schools, progress rates at Key Stage 2 have improved significantly since 2019 in reading, writing and maths, nearing or exceeding national measures.
- In 2023/24 all schools inspected by Ofsted achieved a rating of good or outstanding, increasing the proportion of schools that are good or better from 83% in 2022/23 to 88%.
- Our adult learning services maintained a ‘good’ Ofsted rating in the June 2024 inspection.
- We have invested £8.8 million in Halifax to improve public spaces and buildings, and £6 million in Elland to increase visits to the town following the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Work is progressing well on a much- needed new community hub in Mixenden in north Halifax.
- Working in partnership with West Yorkshire Combined Authority, we have opened a transformational new bus station in Halifax in 2024.
- The ambitious regeneration project at Beech Hill in Halifax won ‘Best Residential Development of the Year – More than 100 Homes’ at the Insider Yorkshire Property Industry Awards in September 2022.
- A new bridge spanning the Calder and Hebble navigation opened in 2024, as part of work on the A629 to improve the flow of traffic and make it easier to walk, cycle and use public transport.
- We are performing well compared to other councils in promoting and supporting physical activity for adults and children, especially reception-age children.
- We were shortlisted for the Net Zero category of the prestigious LGC Awards, for our innovative work to tackle the climate emergency.
- We were finalists in the APSE Service Awards 2024, for ‘Best Climate Action or Decarbonisation Initiative’ for the innovative work to help restore Calderdale’s moorlands and cut carbon emissions.
