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Westbourne Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bradford

Skinner Lane, Bradford, BD8 7PL

Website 01274483138

60

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.4%

26.7% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

381

Capacity used

Has space

91%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

43 of 43 families who put it first got an offer

43

Places offered

89

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4343● 100%
2nd preference120● 0%
3rd preference160● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)180● 0%
Total894348%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Joanne Marwood
Address
Skinner Lane, Manningham, Bradford, BD8 7PL
Phone
01274483138
Local authority
Bradford
Ward / constituency
Manningham · Bradford West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
143566

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals37%——
English as additional language75%——
SEN support17%——
51% boys (194)49% girls (187)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

Academy trust: THE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST

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

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    24 April 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 367 pupils

Attendance

92.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

26.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

6.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

15%
20/21
32%
21/22
37%
22/23
27%
23/24
27%
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 & maths60%——
Higher standard2%——
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 standard55%
-7% vs England
Higher standard4%
-4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard68%
-7% vs England
Higher standard19%
-14% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard72%
+0% vs England
Greater depth11%
-2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard64%
-10% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard74%
+1% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard70%
-12% vs England

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

Primary results over time

592019512023602024552025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)55%61%
Higher standard4%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.