Wycliffe CofE Primary School

Wycliffe C of E Primary School has shown considerable improvement under current leadership, resulting in a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The high ambition of leaders is reflected in the positive attitudes of pupils, who enjoy a supportive learning environment and demonstrate good behaviour. The curriculum is ambitious, although some subjects require further refinement to ensure consistency in its impact across the school. Pupils with special educational needs are well supported, and there is a strong culture of safeguarding in place.

Strengths

• Leaders demonstrate high ambitions for all pupils.
• Pupils express enjoyment and a sense of safety at school.
• Good subject knowledge is evident among teachers.
• The early years curriculum is well-planned and effectively supports children's development.
• Pupils are polite, considerate, and show respectful behaviour.
• There is a strong focus on reading, with effective phonics sessions.

Areas for Improvement

• Mathematics curriculum requires further refinement.
• Some foundation subjects lack clarity in curriculum delivery.
• Teachers do not consistently check pupils' understanding.

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 Wycliffe CofE Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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, 2.1% of pupils at Wycliffe CofE 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 Wycliffe CofE Primary School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.2% 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, 13.2% of pupils at Wycliffe CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Wycliffe CofE Primary School received £6,937 and spent £7,079 for each of its 334 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £217,000 (£649 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £8,537 and spending £8,479 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 Shipley · Bradford local authority: places and applications

Wycliffe CofE Primary School is part of Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Shipley CofE Primary School Shipley
• Christ Church Church of England Academy Shipley
• Belle Vue Girls' Academy Bradford
• Baildon Church of England Primary School Shipley
• St Philip's CofE Primary School Bradford
• Bradford Girls' Grammar School Bradford
• Lady Royd Primary School Bradford
• Immanuel College Bradford
• Westminster Church of England Primary Academy Bradford
• The Academy At St. James Bradford

What is Wycliffe CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wycliffe CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Wycliffe CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wycliffe CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Wycliffe CofE Primary School have?

Wycliffe CofE Primary School has 318 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wycliffe CofE Primary School cover?

Wycliffe CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wycliffe CofE Primary School?

Wycliffe CofE Primary School is at Saltaire Road, Shipley, BD18 3HZ.