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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Urgent improvementURN 107241

Ley Top Primary School

Community school · Bradford · BD15 7PQ

Ages 3–11 · 338 pupils · Bradford

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Ofsted

Urgent improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

32%

Overall absence

8.0%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2026-04-14

Category of concern

Requires significant improvement

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)32%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.1%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
343

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

34

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
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 fill80%

338 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
338
Boys / girls
167 / 171
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
338 / 420 (80%)
Free school meals
47.8%
FSM pupils
152
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Stuart Gawthorpe

Location

Address
Avenel Road, Allerton
Postcode
BD15 7PQ
Town
Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Bradford
District
Bradford
Constituency
Bradford West
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 3–11, in Bradford, Bradford, 338 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 47.8%.

Open schools in Bradford
163
Primary schools in Bradford
108
Academies among open schools in Bradford
59% (96)
Open schools in BD15
6
Primary in BD15
6
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.

Compare with theseAll in BradfordNear BD15

  • The Academy At St. James

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bradford · BD15 7YD · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM48.3%
    • Demand1.07

    0.3 miles away

  • Crossley Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD8 0HJ · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM35.9%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Sandy Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD15 9JU · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM31.2%
    • Demand0.92

    1.1 miles away

  • Beckfoot Heaton Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD9 6LL · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM38.1%
    • Demand1.03

    1.2 miles away

  • Clayton St John CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bradford · BD14 6DD · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM35.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stuart Gawthorpe
Telephone
01274541554
Website
www.leytopprimary.co.uk

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