Blakehill Primary School, Bradford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Blakehill Primary School excels at creating a collaborative, supportive environment where children are highly motivated and achieve well. The teaching of reading and mathematics is particularly strong, with creative approaches and real-world applications that engage pupils. The school has successfully worked to improve attendance rates, especially for disadvantaged pupils, showing its commitment to supporting all children.
Key Strengths
- Highly effective teaching across all subjects with strong teamwork and collaborative approach - 'together we can' motto embedded throughout school
- Excellent progress in reading with challenging texts, author visits, reading buddies scheme and creative teaching methods
- Strong mathematics teaching with frequent problem-solving, reasoning opportunities and cross-curricular application
- Key Stage 2 outcomes significantly above national average for reading, writing and mathematics
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with strong staff-pupil relationships and focus on vulnerable families
Areas for Improvement
- Improvement plans need to be more tightly focused on pupils' outcomes with measurable milestones
- Need to strengthen outcomes in early years and Key Stage 1 (currently broadly average)
- Governors need better accountability mechanisms to hold leaders to account effectively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with strong emphasis on supporting vulnerable pupils and families, robust checks on adults, well-maintained records, and strong staff-pupil relationships based on trust.
Extracurricular Activities
Author visits, reading buddies scheme, reading cafe for parents, celebrity library opening, outdoor library, morning club, group projects with team competitions
Blakehill Primary School continues to be judged as good, with the leadership team maintaining and improving education quality since the last inspection in 2015. The school shows strong practice and marked improvement that may indicate significant overall improvement.
At a Glance
17.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 86%. Maths has remained stable at around 84%. Writing has declined from 86% to 82%.
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
421 pupils
420 capacity
1 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bradford
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)
Inspection History(108)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8441%
Overall absence
6.09418%
Persistent absence
361
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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