Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School, Keighley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has strong examples of good teaching in the upper years and provides a welcoming, safe environment where pupils enjoy learning. Recent improvements in Early Years education have better prepared children for Year 1, and the school offers a varied curriculum with enriching activities. The school promotes spiritual, moral, social and cultural development well.
Key Strengths
- Examples of good and outstanding teaching, especially in Years 5 and 6
- Improved teaching and learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage with support from the local authority and deputy headteacher
- Strong promotion of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Curriculum includes a range of additional activities that add variety and enjoyment to learning
- Pupils feel safe and are taught how to keep themselves safe
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent quality of teaching, particularly in Years 1-4, with pupils not always progressing at expected rates
- Assessment information not used effectively to pitch work at the right level for all pupils
- Teachers not checking that pupils follow marking advice and correct their work
- Teaching assistants not always effectively deployed to support learning
- Middle leaders' skills are underdeveloped and not impacting effectively on their areas of responsibility
Safeguarding
Pupils feel safe and are taught how to keep themselves safe.
Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School is a larger than average primary school with significant numbers of pupils from Asian heritage backgrounds and those speaking English as an additional language. The school requires improvement as pupils are not making consistently good progress in reading, writing and mathematics due to inconsistent teaching quality.
At a Glance
29.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 55% to 76%. Maths has improved from 43% to 74%. Writing has declined from 70% to 64%.
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
27.3
KS2
16
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
440 pupils
465 capacity
25 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(8)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.70568%
Overall absence
24.24242%
Persistent absence
330
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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