Oldfield Primary School

Oldfield Primary School has demonstrated solid overall performance during its first inspection, receiving a 'Good' rating across all domains evaluated. The school fosters a supportive community where pupils feel valued and safe, bolstered by effective leadership and high expectations for learning. The curriculum is well-structured, with a focus on ensuring that pupils, including those with special educational needs, can progress over time. Positive relationships among pupils, coupled with a commitment to celebrating diversity and life skills, enhance the school environment. However, there are areas for improvement that need attention, particularly concerning the identification of pupils' needs and the progression of the curriculum in certain subjects. Some subject leaders currently lack the expertise to adequately plan and implement a sequential curriculum, which has resulted in mixed-age classes experiencing slower progress. Targeted training for staff and clearer documentation for SEND pupils will be vital as the school moves forward in addressing these concerns.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and valuing of pupils
• Effective management of behaviour and rare incidents of bullying
• High expectations for pupils' learning, including those with SEND
• Ambitious and well-designed curriculum facilitating knowledge retention
• Commitment to prioritizing reading with effective support strategies

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient documentation for pupils with SEND hindering effective support
• Some subject leaders lack expertise to effectively plan curriculum progress

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 Oldfield Primary School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Oldfield 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 Oldfield Primary School had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 9.0% of pupils at Oldfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.0% 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 Oldfield Primary School received £9,336 and spent £10,372 for each of its 62 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £8,000 (£128 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Bronte Academy Trust, income was £6,768 and spending £6,957 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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Oldfield Primary School is part of Bronte Academy Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Haworth Primary School Keighley
• Oakworth Primary School Keighley
• Lees Primary School Keighley

What is Oldfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oldfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Oldfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oldfield Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Oldfield Primary School have?

Oldfield Primary School has 67 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oldfield Primary School cover?

Oldfield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oldfield Primary School?

Oldfield Primary School is at Oldfield Lane, Oldfield, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 0HZ.