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Silsden Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Hawber Cote Lane, Silsden, Keighley BD20 0JJ · silsdenprimary.co.uk · 01535 653290
On the mapSearch near BD20 0JJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 634
- 4 over 630 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 84 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 84 | 80 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 72 | 72 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 75 | 72 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107284)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Silsden Primary School on 14 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 118
- 18% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (17%) with SEND