Long Lee Primary School, Keighley
Long Lee Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Keighley. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 28th-highest of the 32 schools in Keighley with published results, and 12,897th of 14,452 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bradford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Long Lee Primary School in detail
Long Lee Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Long Lee Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (54% in reading, 61% in maths).
Getting a place at Long Lee Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Long Lee Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Long Lee Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Long Lee Primary School are Parkwood Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 48% maths); Eastwood Community School (0.8 miles, Good, 52% reading, 50% maths); St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 80% maths).
Long Lee Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Parkwood Primary SchoolEastwood Community SchoolSt Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
12.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (63%), Asian (23%) and Mixed (9%).
In 2026, 94 pupils (30.3%) received SEN support and 16 (5.2%) 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.
Long Lee Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 16 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Keighley Rail Station, about 890 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dale View Rd Aspen Close, 140 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Long Lee Primary School issued 18 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Long Lee Primary School are The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (1.4 miles); and Carlton Keighley (1.6 miles).
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyCarlton Keighley
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from January 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Long Lee is a welcoming school where children thrive in a caring environment built on the four values of being kind, safe, respectful, and inquisitive. The school excels at reading instruction, ensuring even children who struggle become confident readers, and provides excellent support for pupils with additional needs. Children benefit from exciting learning experiences, including educational visits and trips, that make lessons come alive and help them understand the wider world.
Key Strengths
- Structured phonics programme ensures children become confident readers from an early age -
- Strong support for pupils with SEND who make good progress and catch up with their peers -
- Well-sequenced curriculum introducing important concepts and skills from early years through Year 6 -
- Positive behaviour and effective bullying prevention with clear systems for pupils to seek help -
- Rich enrichment experiences including educational visits and residential trips that bring learning to life
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, teachers are unclear about the most important knowledge to emphasise and assess, so pupils don't consistently secure key knowledge -
- Some pupils lack secure understanding of technical language in certain subjects -
- Governors don't use all available information to challenge and hold leaders to account effectively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - leaders have created a strong safeguarding culture, staff notice changes quickly, take swift action, work closely with external agencies, and ensure all statutory checks are made.
Extracurricular Activities
Crafts club, STEM club, debate club, sports competitions, leadership roles (school council, librarians, eco-warriors, digital leaders), books and biscuits sessions, yoga, dance fitness
Long Lee Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils are polite, curious, and demonstrate strong values of kindness, safety, respect, and inquisitiveness. Leaders have high expectations and provide strong support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
30.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 54% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 61% to 56% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 66% to 53% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Long Lee Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Long Lee Primary School.
- Play And Learn SchemeAt the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Long Lee Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Long Lee Primary School is in Bradford; for families living there:
- Bradford's school travel policy: Home to school travel and transport policy for children of compulsory school age
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 0 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Long Lee Primary School
Will you get a place at Long Lee Primary School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Long Lee Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Long Lee Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Long Lee Primary School.
- Bradford publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Long Lee Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Long Lee Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Bradford got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
321 pupils
420 places
99 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Keighley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Keighley
Across Bradford council
Places available
7,475
Applications
6,301
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Bradford council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
94
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
35.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Long Lee Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 16 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
310
Total Pupils
162
Boys
148
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
16.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,125
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,613
Per pupil
£2004k
Total funding
£141k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
14.9%
Persistent absence
288
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Long Lee Primary School
Questions parents ask about Long Lee Primary School
What are SATs results like at Long Lee Primary School?
Of the pupils at Long Lee Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% reached the expected standard in reading and 56% did so in maths.
What is Long Lee Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Long Lee Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Long Lee Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Long Lee Primary School is oversubscribed, Bradford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Long Lee Primary School?
Long Lee Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Long Lee Primary School?
Classes at Long Lee Primary School average 27.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Long Lee Primary School?
Long Lee Primary School has around 310 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Long Lee Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Long Lee Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 16 places, 12 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Long Lee Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Long Lee Primary School in 2024/25. 14.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Long Lee Primary School?
Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming Long Lee Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Long Lee Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Play And Learn Scheme (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Long Lee Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 0 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Long Lee Primary School?
Long Lee Primary School is at Cherry Tree Rise, Long Lee, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 4RU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)