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Low Ash Primary School

Community school · Shipley · BD18 1AA

Ages 3–11 · 478 pupils · Bradford

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

82%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-03-16

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)82%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
393

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

55

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
184
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
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 fill114%

478 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
478
Boys / girls
274 / 204
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
478 / 420 (114%)
Free school meals
19.1%
FSM pupils
89
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
Mrs Beth Medhurst

Location

Address
Wrose Road, Wrose
Postcode
BD18 1AA
Town
Shipley
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Bradford
District
Bradford
Constituency
Shipley
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 Shipley, Bradford, 478 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.1%.

Open schools in Shipley
14
Primary schools in Shipley
12
Academies among open schools in Shipley
64% (9)
Open schools in BD18
11
Primary in BD18
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.

Compare with theseAll in ShipleyNear BD18

  • High Crags Primary Leadership Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Shipley · BD18 2ES · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM46.1%
    • Demand0.94

    0.4 miles away

  • Frizinghall Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD9 4HP · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Shipley CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Shipley · BD18 2PT · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM28.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Poplars Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD2 1LQ · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM28.4%
    • Demand1.03

    0.8 miles away

  • Blakehill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD10 8QN · Bradford

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM17.6%
    • Demand1.21

    1.0 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

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Beth Medhurst
Telephone
01274582927
Website
http://www.lowash.bradford.sch.uk

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