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Silsden Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 634 pupils Keighley
Ofsted: Expected standard
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Silsden Primary School is a community school in Keighley for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 634 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Silsden Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026. In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: September 2026. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Hawber Cote Lane
Silsden
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 0JJ
Phone 01535653290
Reference Number 107273

General Makeup

Number of pupils 634
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.47%
Girls: 46.53%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 49 34 83
2 41 48 89
3 41 39 80
4 49 43 92
5 61 31 92
6 45 50 95

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.5%
Pakistani 5.2%
White, Other 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.7%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Asian 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Strong standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Strong standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 14 Jul 2026
Date Report
14 Jul 2026 School inspection
08 Mar 2022 School inspection
28 Jun 2016 Short inspection
20 Oct 2010 Full inspection
26 Sep 2007 Full inspection
17 Nov 2003 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.2
Writing -1.3
Maths 1.8

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 3
Third Preference 8 1
From another Local Authority 3 2

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Silsden Primary School had 604 pupils for 630 places. 26 places (4.1%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “South Craven” planning area

Bradford counted 141 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 140 in 2029–30, down 1%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 238238238238238238238268598598625630630630630
Pupils 198211214219218237244268577574615610599609604
Unfilled 16.8%11.3%10.1%8.0%8.4%0.4%0.0%0.0%3.5%4.0%1.6%3.2%4.9%3.3%4.1%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Silsden Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.2%3.8%3.3%3.0%3.1%3.1%1.7%4.4%3.4%3.2%3.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.3%0.8%0.6%0.7%1.1%1.1%0.6%1.4%1.4%1.3%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.2%0.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Silsden Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.40.00.30.00.00.00.01.33.91.40.11.21.30.50.9
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000100

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Silsden Primary School had 25.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.810.38.98.39.311.212.111.813.013.312.010.911.112.211.413.0
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%14.7%16.1%0.0%4.5%0.0%0.0%6.8%19.0%6.0%11.7%5.0%15.0%6.9%10.3%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 0.0%35.7%26.7%43.8%31.3%56.3%47.8%54.5%34.5%–45.5%48.4%51.5%51.7%46.7%–
Sick days per teacher 0.00.610.12.22.13.21.42.21.1–2.21.91.91.91.4–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.7% of pupils at Silsden Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 21 9
Moderate learning difficulty 20 0
Social, emotional and mental health 9 2
Physical disability 4 3
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Silsden Primary School received £6,730 and spent £6,552 for each of its 634 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £134,000 (£211 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £195,000£231,000£452,000£258,000£168,000£44,000£21,000£134,000
per pupil £321£367£702£404£267£68£32£211
In-year balance £68,000£36,000£222,000-£194,000-£90,000-£124,000-£23,000£113,000
per pupil £111£57£344-£304-£143-£192-£36£178

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Name Distance
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What is Silsden Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Silsden Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Silsden Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Silsden Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Silsden Primary School have?

Silsden Primary School has 634 pupils on roll.

What age range does Silsden Primary School cover?

Silsden Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Silsden Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Silsden Primary School?

Silsden Primary School is at Hawber Cote Lane, Silsden, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 0JJ.

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