Thorpe Primary

Thorpe Primary has achieved 'Good' overall effectiveness in its first inspection since joining Carlton Academy Trust. The school fosters a warm and nurturing environment, where younger pupils are supported by older peers. Staff promote positive behavior and high aspirations among pupils, leading to improvements in behavior and a reduction in bullying. Although the quality of education is generally strong, there are aspects, particularly in the phonics curriculum and subject-specific knowledge delivery, that need further development.

Strengths

• Warm and nurturing school culture
• Strong staff-pupil relationships
• Effective behavior management and reduction in bullying
• Diverse curriculum and extracurricular activities
• Positive engagement with the community
• Expert support for pupils with SEND

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent phonics instruction and staff training
• Need for clearer breakdown of knowledge in some subjects

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 Thorpe Primary attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.8% 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 Thorpe Primary 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 Thorpe Primary had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 38.8% 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, 17.7% of pupils at Thorpe Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 Thorpe Primary received £7,400 and spent £7,274 for each of its 196 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £168,000 (£857 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Carlton Academy Trust, income was £10,469 and spending £10,312 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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Thorpe Primary is part of Carlton Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Carlton Bolling Bradford
• Carlton Mills Bradford
• High Park School Bradford
• Marshfield Primary Bradford
• Beechcliffe Special School Keighley
• Carlton Keighley Keighley
• Oulton Academy Leeds

What is Thorpe Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thorpe Primary is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Thorpe Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Thorpe Primary was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Thorpe Primary have?

Thorpe Primary has 192 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thorpe Primary cover?

Thorpe Primary for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Thorpe Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thorpe Primary?

Thorpe Primary is at Albion Road, Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 9PY.