SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodside Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 144492
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 518 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bradford
Trust LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 362 362 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 177 48.9% of pupils
Male pupils 185 51.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

48.3%
23.5 pts above England
School 48.3%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.0%
4.3 pts below England
School 16.0%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bradford 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.8%
267
Any other White background
5.5%
20
Any other ethnic group
4.1%
15
White and Asian
3.6%
13
African
3.0%
11
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.8% 115 of 362 pupils
10.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.8%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.4% 99 pupils
England 14.8% 12.6 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 46
Social, emotional & mental health 41
No specialist assessment yet 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Bradford 59.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Bradford 72.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

72.0%

1.7 pts above England

School 72.0%
Bradford 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
Bradford 71.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.24 pts lower than England
School 5.98%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.23 pts higher than England
School 18.05%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.30%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.51 pts lower than England
School 0.30%
Bradford 2.19%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

69.9% 18.3 pts below England
Woodside Academy
69.9%
Bradford
89.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information