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Keelham Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Bradford

Well Heads, Bradford, BD13 4HH

Website 01274832491

47

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

74%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

13.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

111

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

118 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

74%

1st preference success rate

14 of 19 families who put it first got an offer

15

Places offered

91

Total applications

6.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1914● 74%
2nd preference311● 3%
3rd preference180● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)230● 0%
Total911516%

1st preference success by year

78%
2020
54%
2021
57%
2022
63%
2023
72%
2024
74%
2025

Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Robert Hunter
Address
Well Heads, Denholme Gate, Bradford, BD13 4HH
Phone
01274832491
Local authority
Bradford
Ward / constituency
Thornton & Allerton · Bradford West
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
107438

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support18%——
47% boys (52)53% girls (59)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

111 pupils · 118 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    13 January 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 90 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

1%
20/21
12%
21/22
13%
22/23
11%
23/24
13%
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 & maths47%——
Higher standard0%——
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 standard81%
+19% vs England
Higher standard6%
-2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard88%
+13% vs England
Higher standard19%
-14% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard88%
+16% vs England
Greater depth13%
+0% vs England

Maths

Expected standard81%
+7% vs England
Higher standard25%
-1% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard88%
+15% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

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

Primary results over time

752019632023472024812025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)81%61%
Higher standard6%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.