St Anne's Catholic Primary School

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from a requires improvement grade to good overall. The school is recognized for its happy and inclusive atmosphere where pupils feel a sense of belonging. Leaders have established high standards for both learning and behavior, and the result is a community where pupils behave exceptionally well, treat each other with respect, and engage actively in various educational experiences. With a focused approach to curriculum design, including support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, the school demonstrates a commitment to delivering a quality education that encourages personal development and social responsibility.

Strengths

• Pupils display exemplary behavior and courtesy.
• Strong Catholic values are integrated throughout school life.
• Leaders have enhanced the quality of education since the previous inspection.
• The curriculum is well-planned, ambitious, and engaging.
• Early years provision prepares children effectively for future learning.
• Reading is prioritized, leading to confident and fluent readers.
• Robust procedures are in place to support pupils with SEND.
• The school's personal development and PSHE curriculum have positive outcomes.

Areas for Improvement

• The PSHE curriculum lacks precise planning and sequencing.
• Assessment systems in some foundation subjects are underdeveloped.

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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 St Anne's Catholic Primary School had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 14.1% of pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 2024–25 St Anne's Catholic Primary School received £7,147 and spent £6,865 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £111,000 (£490 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, income was £7,636 and spending £7,721 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Keighley · Bradford local authority: places and applications

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is part of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Keighley
• Our Lady of Victories Catholic School Keighley
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Keighley
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bingley
• St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Shipley
• St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bradford
• St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Bradford
• St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford
• St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Shipley
• St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford

What is St Anne's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was St Anne's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does St Anne's Catholic Primary School have?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School has 249 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Anne's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Anne's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is at North Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 3AD.