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Thorpe Primary
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Albion Road, Idle, Bradford BD10 9PY · thorpeprimary.org.uk · 01274 414126
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- 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
- 192
- 93% of 206 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 22 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 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 15 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132180)
Ofsted
Thorpe Primary was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 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: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132180), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132180)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132180)
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132180)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 32
- 16% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied