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High Crags Primary Leadership Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Pratt Lane, Shipley BD18 2ES · highcragsprimary.com · 01274 584068
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 311
- 74% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 32 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 | 32 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107271)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for High Crags Primary Leadership Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107271), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107271)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 18
- 5% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied