Long Lee Primary School, Keighley

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~556m)Possible (~794m)Unlikely (~1.0km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Deborah Ward
Pupils:310 / 472 capacity
LA:Bradford
Phone:01535603986
Address:Cherry Tree Rise, Long Lee, Keighley, BD21 4RU
Federation:Ingrow and Long Lee Federation
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 28 March 2023View full report
URN:107265
UKPRN:10075655
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Keighley and Ilkley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Long Lee Primary School excels at creating a safe, happy, and harmonious environment where children can thrive. The school has strong values and helps pupils become respectful, empathetic, and tolerant individuals who take responsibility for decisions affecting their school. Children enjoy a broad curriculum with specialist teaching in Spanish and PE, plus access to a wide range of sports activities after school.

Key Strengths

  • The strategic federation leader has brought integrity, purpose and vision to the school, creating a happy and harmonious learning environment
  • Pupils' personal development and welfare is a major strength that has formed the foundation for improvements
  • Governance has strengthened significantly with governors now having the commitment and skills to challenge school leaders
  • Specialist teaching in Spanish and PE ensures pupils make good progress

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching remains inconsistent, particularly in writing and phonics, so pupils' progress is variable
  • Leaders, especially middle leaders, are not contributing effectively enough to school improvement
  • Assessment and progress tracking systems are causing confusion about what good progress actually looks like
  • Leaders are not quickly enough addressing underachievement, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs
  • Early years provision needs improvement, especially in challenging the most able children in writing

Safeguarding

The school's arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders placing high priority on pupil safety and having efficient systems in place to keep pupils safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports activities after school, research projects, homework opportunities applying literacy and mathematics skills

Long Lee Primary School requires improvement after a prolonged period of turbulence that has resulted in falling standards across all aspects of the school's work. While there are increasing signs of improvement under new strategic leadership, developments have not yet been fast enough to secure good outcomes for pupils.

At a Glance

30.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+10ppMaths-5ppWriting-13pp

Reading has improved from 54% to 64%. Maths has declined from 61% to 56%. Writing has declined from 66% to 53%.

Class Sizes

24.8

Avg class size

22.3

Infant (KS1)

25.3

KS2

11

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Keighley Rail Station
885m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

Dale View Rd Aspen Close
139m · 2 min walk
Dale View Rd Dale View Close
216m · 4 min walk
Cherry Tree Rise Alder Avenue
266m · 4 min walk
Spring Avenue Spring Pl (stop)
336m · 5 min walk
Glen Lee Lane
381m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

66%

Available places

310 pupils

472 capacity

162 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Keighley

Low pressure
New homes approved:972
Projected new pupils:243

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Keighley

Admissions Demand - Bradford

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

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(7)

28 March 2023
31 January 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood
1 July 2016

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.60643%

Overall absence

14.93056%

Persistent absence

288

Enrolments

Authorised4.04712%
Unauthorised1.55931%
Persistent (10%+)14.93056%
Severe (50%+)0.34722%

Absence trend

4.51787%
18/19
4.02574%
20/21
6.3356%
21/22
6.26829%
22/23
6.87691%
23/24
5.60643%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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