Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School, Ilkley
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
This school excels at developing confident, independent learners who achieve excellent academic results. Teachers create caring relationships that help even the youngest children work well together and value each other. The strong partnership between school leaders, governors and teaching staff ensures the school continues to improve and support all pupils, including those with special educational needs.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve well above average standards in reading, writing and mathematics by Year 6
- Teachers build excellent relationships and create positive attitudes to learning
- Strong behaviour and safety with pupils feeling secure and well-supported
- Good use of questioning to challenge pupils and encourage independent thinking
- Active and skilled governors who robustly challenge the school
Areas for Improvement
- Some teachers spend too much time explaining activities, which slows pupil learning
- Marking does not consistently tell pupils how to improve their work or why they made mistakes
- Better teaching practices are not regularly shared across the school
- Information about pupil progress is not always used effectively to improve teaching quality
- Activities are not always tailored to meet different ability levels in the class
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with pupils feeling safe and well-educated about how to keep safe, including awareness of stranger danger and technology safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Buddy reading program (Year 6 and Year 2), school assemblies with local church involvement, iPad-based research activities, visits (Boggle Hole)
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School is a good school where pupils make good progress and achieve well above average attainment in reading, writing and mathematics by Year 6. Teaching is good with some outstanding lessons, and behaviour and safety are strong.
At a Glance
3.4%
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 85%. Maths has declined from 89% to 85%. Writing has remained stable at around 94%.
Class Sizes
30.8
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
206 pupils
210 capacity
4 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Ilkley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ilkley
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(107)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
2.51773%
Overall absence
3.24324%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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