Baildon Glen Primary School, Shipley

In its own words: "Baildon Glen Primary School is a one-form entry community school in Baildon. We are proud to be known as a caring and inclusive school and value the close community feeling of being one-form entry. On the 1st May 2022 we joined Exceed Academies Trust who are supporting us along the next steps of our journey."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Please take a look around, if you still have questions, please get in touch"

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils at Baildon Glen Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 46% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (31% in reading, 55% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Baildon Glen Primary School as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Baildon Glen Primary School are Wycliffe CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 58% maths); Sandal Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 84% maths); Saltaire Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); and St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Baildon Glen Primary School.

Baildon Glen Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Exceed Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Baildon Glen Primary School (as of September 2025): 54% would recommend the school, 69% say their child is happy there and 20% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (77%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (20%).

46.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 45 pupils (35.2%) received SEN support and 10 (7.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Baildon Glen Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Saltaire Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Baildon Glen School, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Baildon Glen Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 241 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404).

In 2024/25, Baildon Glen Primary School issued 26 suspensions, 16.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Baildon Glen Primary School are Titus Salt School (0.3 miles), Dixons Cottingley Academy (1.5 miles) and Beckfoot School (1.8 miles).