Parkwood Primary School, Keighley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Parkwood Primary School excels at creating a happy, respectful community where children are eager to learn and feel safe. The school has a strong focus on developing confident, resilient young people through purposeful teaching, ambitious curriculum choices and enriching experiences like trips and special programmes. Teachers manage behaviour exceptionally well, creating calm classrooms where pupils can thrive.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching from nursery onwards, with pupils achieving well in national screening tests
- Excellent personal development through ambitious curriculum, guest speakers, trips and the 'Fantastic 50' programme that builds resilience and confidence
- Calm, purposeful behaviour throughout school with significant improvements in the last 12 months due to clear expectations and consistent systems
- Pupils study carefully chosen texts and engage in thoughtful discussion - for example, year 6 pupils debated Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with a culture where pupils feel safe to talk about worries
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils don't get enough opportunities to practise and revisit mathematics over time, so some forget what they've learned within weeks
- Reading support for pupils at earlier stages of reading is inconsistent - some pupils don't read regularly to adults and don't receive consistent high-level help
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils feeling safe and trusting adults to help with concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips, assemblies with guest speakers, 'Fantastic 50' programme (building resilience and confidence)
Parkwood Primary School has maintained good standards and taken effective action since the previous inspection. The school provides a happy learning environment where pupils are calm, respectful and eager to learn.
At a Glance
44.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 59%. Maths has declined from 64% to 48%. Writing has declined from 75% to 70%.
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
24.7
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
191 pupils
222 capacity
31 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Keighley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Keighley
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(103)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.73511%
Overall absence
25.92593%
Persistent absence
189
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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