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Saltaire Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Bradford

Albert Road, Shipley, BD18 4NR

Website 01274584093

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.0%

11.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

418

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

57 of 57 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

167

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5757● 100%
2nd preference473● 6%
3rd preference310● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)320● 0%
Total1676036%

1st preference success by year

54%
2020
60%
2021
61%
2022
79%
2023
67%
2024
100%
2025

Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Chris Evans
Address
Albert Road, Shipley, BD18 4NR
Phone
01274584093
Local authority
Bradford
Ward / constituency
Shipley · Shipley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
107270

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals17%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support14%——
47% boys (198)53% girls (220)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

418 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    11 April 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 363 pupils

Attendance

95.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
13%
21/22
10%
22/23
13%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths67%——
Higher standard15%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard47%
+14% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard74%
+2% vs England
Greater depth13%
+0% vs England

Maths

Expected standard77%
+3% vs England
Higher standard38%
+12% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard75%
+2% vs England
Higher standard34%
+4% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard81%
-1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

682019682023672024682025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard13%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Bradford council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.