Baildon Glen Primary School, Shipley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school provides an exciting early years environment rich in books, stories and language development. Reading is a priority with well-trained staff delivering effective phonics instruction, and pupils who struggle receive extra support. The school quickly identifies pupils with additional needs and provides the help they need to learn alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Strong early years provision with rich, language-focused curriculum and high-quality adult interactions
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and quick identification of their needs
- Improved reading teaching with well-trained staff and effective phonics instruction
- Good personal development opportunities including themed weeks on 'possibilities' and healthy relationships education
- Positive leadership and decisive action to improve the school with high staff morale
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment checks in wider curriculum subjects are not fully effective, so gaps in pupils' knowledge are not identified or addressed
- Some pupils are given complex writing tasks before mastering basic punctuation and sentence construction
- Expectations of written work and handwriting standards are not consistently high across all staff and subjects
- Behaviour disruptions during lessons and breaktimes continue, affecting some pupils' learning and wellbeing
- Persistent absence remains too high for some disadvantaged pupils, limiting their access to curriculum improvements
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with appropriate policies and procedures in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Before- and after-school clubs, visits from police, visiting speakers for themed weeks, age-appropriate personal and social health education
Baildon Glen Primary School has recently undergone rapid improvement under new leadership and trust support, with an ambitious, well-designed curriculum now in place. However, the school still requires improvement in quality of education and pupil behaviour, as positive changes have not yet fully translated into published outcomes.
At a Glance
50.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
13 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 31% to 39%. Maths has declined from 55% to 46%. Writing has declined from 69% to 46%.
Class Sizes
25.4
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
128 pupils
210 capacity
82 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Shipley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Shipley
Admissions Demand - Bradford
Places available
7,695
Applications
6,195
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Bradford (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.61037%
Overall absence
17.77778%
Persistent absence
135
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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