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Saltaire Primary School

Shipley, BD18 4NR · Bradford · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2024 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary
6.1/10 Broadly average

41st of 156 primary schools in Bradford we can score, 157 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 7.0/10 against 3,977 of them, against 6.7/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 68.0 · 60 40% 2.41
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 13.0 · 78 25% 1.94

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 68.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 13.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2024. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (7.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.7 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils access Bradford City Football Camps, All Star Sports Camps, Core Combat Sports, Heaton Tennis Club, Salts Tennis Club, and instrumental lessons. There is no breakfast club or after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 418 pupils in a capacity of 420, leaving 2 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need to leave at 3:00 pm without an after-school club? What specific support is available for the 13.0% of pupils aiming for the higher standard? How does the school manage the competitive nature of admissions with only 2 places remaining?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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