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Idle CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Boothroyd Drive, Idle, Bradford BD10 8LU · idleprimaryschool.co.uk · 01274 410111

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
60%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
389
93% of 420 places
Local authority
Bradford
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
7.2%
First language not English
6.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 49 (Places 59)49September 2023: 54 (Places 60)54September 2024: 47 (Places 60)47September 2025: 30 (Places 46)30September 2026: 37 (Places 46)37Places 46
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202646370.8100%
September 2025Sept 202546300.7100%
September 2024Sept 202460470.896%
September 2023Sept 202360540.987%
September 2022Sept 202259490.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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: 73% (England 53%)73%2016/17: 50% (England 61%)50%2017/18: 67% (England 64%)67%2018/19: 61% (England 65%)61%2022/23: 59% (England 60%)59%2023/24: 61% (England 61%)61%2024/25: 60% (England 62%)60%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●60%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
▼102105
●106105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Idle CofE Primary School on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
28 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jun 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (127 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
69%
Replies
127
31% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼78% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼72% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼71% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼65% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼57% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼40% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼41% agreeEngland 67%

based on 29 parents (23%) with SEND

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