OFSTED
23 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
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
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Bradford
Trust
BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
420
358 full-time ·
62 part-time
Female pupils
206
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
214
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.3 pts
above England
School
38.1%
Bradford
31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.7 pts
above England
School
31.0%
Bradford
33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
53.8%
226
Any other White background
16.4%
69
African
12.6%
53
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
16
White and Black African
2.6%
11
White and Asian
2.4%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.7%
112 of
420 pupils
5.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
58.0%
2.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Bradford
72.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Bradford
70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.14%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.92 pts
higher than
England
School
7.14%
Bradford
6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.22 pts
higher than
England
School
22.04%
Bradford
19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.32%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.49 pts
lower than
England
School
1.32%
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
108.0%
19.8 pts
above England
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
108.0%
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.