SCHOOL PROFILE

Baildon Glen Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 149093
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 61.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bradford
Trust EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 128 120 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 60 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 68 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.9%
22.1 pts above England
School 46.9%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.2%
3.1 pts below England
School 17.2%
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
68.8%
88
White and Black Caribbean
7.0%
9
Pakistani
4.7%
6
Indian
3.9%
5
Bangladeshi
3.1%
4
African
2.3%
3
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 43.0% 55 of 128 pupils
22.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 43.0%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 35.2% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 20.4 pts above
EHC plans 7.8% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Speech, language & communication 12
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 2

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

29.0% 31.4 pts below England
School 29.0%
Bradford 59.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

39.0%

34.8 pts below England

School 39.0%
Bradford 72.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

46.0%

24.3 pts below England

School 46.0%
Bradford 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

46.0%

26.0 pts below England

School 46.0%
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

6.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.39 pts higher than England
School 6.61%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.96 pts higher than England
School 17.78%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.74%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 0.74%
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

61.0% 27.2 pts below England
Baildon Glen Primary School
61.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information