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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 107224

Blakehill Primary School

Community school · Bradford · BD10 8QN

Ages 4–11 · 421 pupils · Bradford

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

1.21 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-07-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
362

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.21 · Competitive

1st preferences

70

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
296
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

421 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
421
Boys / girls
212 / 209
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
421 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
17.6%
FSM pupils
74
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Keighley

Location

Address
Highfield Road, Idle
Postcode
BD10 8QN
Town
Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Bradford
District
Bradford
Constituency
Bradford East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bradford, Bradford, 421 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.6%.

Open schools in Bradford
163
Primary schools in Bradford
108
Academies among open schools in Bradford
59% (96)
Open schools in BD10
10
Primary in BD10
8
Open schools in Bradford LA
231
Primary in Bradford LA
157

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Thorpe Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD10 9PY · Bradford

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM48.4%
    • Demand0.90

    0.5 miles away

  • Swain House Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD2 1JL · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM38.3%
    • Demand0.89

    0.6 miles away

  • Co-op Academy Parkland

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Bradford · BD10 9BG · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM58.5%
    • Demand0.86

    0.8 miles away

  • Cavendish Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD2 2DU · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM51.3%
    • Demand0.88

    0.8 miles away

  • Grove House Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD2 4ED · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM34.0%
    • Demand0.94

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Keighley
Telephone
01274414355
Website
www.blakehillprimary.co.uk/

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