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Clayton St John CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Bradford Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6DD · claytonce.co.uk · 01274 815862
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 43%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.28 mi
- 3.66 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 364
- 87% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.9%
- First language not English
- 16.5%
- 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 2.28 mi (3.66 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 32 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.28 mi3.66 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107308)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Clayton St John CofE Primary School on 14 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- 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, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107308), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107308)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 34
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 59% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (35%) with SEND