Baildon Church of England Primary School

Baildon Church of England Primary School is performing exceptionally well. This was its first routine section 5 inspection, and inspectors found the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision all outstanding. The school's ambitious curriculum exceeds national expectations, is carefully sequenced from Nursery to Year 6, and supports all pupils, including those with SEND, to achieve well. Reading and writing are taught coherently, and the early years provision gives children a strong, language-rich foundation. Pupils behave exceptionally well and are engaged, polite and respectful. They benefit from a strong community ethos, extensive enrichment, and personal development that builds respect and responsibility. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust have maintained a clear focus on education despite significant RAAC disruption, and staff value trust-led professional development. The school was previously judged outstanding as its predecessor school before academy conversion and had not previously been inspected under section 5. No overall effectiveness grade is awarded under current arrangements. No areas for improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Ambitious curriculum that exceeds national expectations and is sequenced from Nursery to Year 6
• Strong reading and phonics provision with tailored support for pupils who need it
• Well-structured writing curriculum that links reading and writing knowledge
• Thoughtful early years curriculum focused on language, mathematics and reading
• Exemplary pupil behaviour and consistently positive attitudes to learning
• Strong personal development, including equality, diversity and mutual respect
• Wide enrichment offer including music, sport, drama, creative arts and residential visits
• Effective leadership and trust collaboration, with safeguarding arrangements effective
• Pupils with SEND are well supported to achieve their potential

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 Baildon Church of England Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Baildon Church of England 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 Baildon Church of England Primary School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.8% 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, 16.8% of pupils at Baildon Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 Baildon Church of England Primary School received £7,067 and spent £7,386 for each of its 421 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £33,000 (-£79 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

Baildon Church of England Primary School is part of Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Immanuel College Bradford
• Christ Church Church of England Academy Shipley
• Wycliffe CofE Primary School Shipley
• Shipley CofE Primary School Shipley
• Belle Vue Girls' Academy Bradford
• Westminster Church of England Primary Academy Bradford
• St Philip's CofE Primary School Bradford
• Bradford Girls' Grammar School Bradford
• Lady Royd Primary School Bradford
• East Morton CofE Primary School Keighley

What is Baildon Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Baildon Church of England Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Baildon Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Baildon Church of England Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Baildon Church of England Primary School have?

Baildon Church of England Primary School has 428 pupils on roll.

What age range does Baildon Church of England Primary School cover?

Baildon Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Baildon Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Baildon Church of England Primary School?

Baildon Church of England Primary School is at Coverdale Way, Baildon, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 6TE.