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Westminster Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Westminster Road, Bradford BD3 0HW · westminsterschool.co.uk · 01274 648490
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- 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
- 444
- 70% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 59.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% 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 | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 128081)
Ofsted
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 128081), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 128081)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 10
- 2% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied