Bradleys Both Community Primary School, Keighley

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades Bradleys Both Community Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' work has a significant and sustained impact on attendance."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established an inclusive culture across the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school provides a coherent, extensive personal development programme that is carefully tailored to pupils' needs and the school's rural context."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well and make secure progress through the curriculum."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a coherent and ambitious curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "The school's early years provision gives children a positive start to their education."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure and increasingly accurate understanding of the school's strengths and priorities for improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure all staff apply the school's agreed teaching approaches consistently, maintaining high expectations for the quality of work in pupils' books across all subject areas, so that strong foundations are secured in every lesson"; "Leaders should further strengthen the use of assessment across all foundation subjects, ensuring that the information gathered is used effectively to inform pupils' next steps in learning".

In its own words: "We know that choosing a school for your child is a very important decision for any parent to make. We understand how important your children are to you and endeavour to provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for your children to enjoy their first steps of learning."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Bradleys Both Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 74% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Bradleys Both Community Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 Bradleys Both Community Primary School are Cononley Primary School (1.2 miles); Greatwood Community Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 97% reading, 84% maths); Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 55% reading, 70% maths); and Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths).

Bradleys Both Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Bradleys Both Community Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bradleys Both Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

8.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (91%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 20 pupils (16.1%) received SEN support and 2 (1.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Bradleys Both Community Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Cononley Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Skipton Road (nw-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bradleys Both Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Bradleys Both Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.