SCHOOL PROFILE

Baildon Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149161
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Bradford
Trust BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 428 418 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 204 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 224 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.1%
15.7 pts below England
School 9.1%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.3%
17.0 pts below England
School 3.3%
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
85.3%
365
Any other Asian background
2.3%
10
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
10
Pakistani
2.1%
9
Traveller of Irish heritage
1.6%
7
Any other White background
1.4%
6
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 20.8% 89 of 428 pupils
0.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.8%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.8% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Specific learning difficulty 12
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Physical disability 5

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

90.0% 29.6 pts above England
School 90.0%
Bradford 59.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

97.0%

23.2 pts above England

School 97.0%
Bradford 72.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
Bradford 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
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

3.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.57 pts lower than England
School 3.65%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.39 pts lower than England
School 5.43%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.29%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.52 pts lower than England
School 0.29%
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

90.7% 2.5 pts above England
Baildon Church of England Primary School
90.7%
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