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Saltaire Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Albert Road, Shipley BD18 4NR · saltaireprimaryschool.co.uk · 01274 584093
On the mapSearch near BD18 4NR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.91 mi
- 1.46 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 100% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.91 mi (1.46 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 93 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.91 mi1.46 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Saltaire Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (136 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 136
- 33% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (29%) with SEND