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Addingham Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Bolton Road, Addingham, Bolton Road, Ls29 0nr, Ilkley LS29 0NR · addingham.bradford.sch.uk · 01943 830298

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
58%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
Last distance offered
2.63 mi
4.23 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
192
91% of 210 places
Local authority
Bradford
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
4.2%
First language not English
4.7%
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 2.63 mi (4.23 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 18 (Places 18)18September 2023: 23 (Places 28)23September 2024: 31 (Places 30)31September 2025: 27 (Places 26)27September 2026: 33 (Places 29)33Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629331.1▲82%
September 2025Sept 202526271▲96%
September 2024Sept 202430311▲97%
September 2023Sept 202328230.8100%
September 2022Sept 202218181100%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 20262.63 mi4.23 km

Results

In 2024/25, 58% 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

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 70% (England 53%)70%2016/17: 76% (England 61%)76%2017/18: 83% (England 64%)83%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 73% (England 60%)73%2023/24: 76% (England 61%)76%2024/25: 58% (England 62%)58%England 62%

Ofsted

Addingham Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
7 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (106 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
99%
Replies
106
56% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▲99% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲86% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲97% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 60% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 25% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲71% agreeEngland 67%

based on 14 parents (13%) with SEND

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