St Luke's CofE Primary School, Bradford
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
St Luke's is improving rapidly under its current leadership, with rising standards and accelerating progress. Pupils enjoy school, feel safe, and benefit from excellent sporting opportunities. The teaching assistant team is highly committed to supporting all learners.
Key Strengths
- Progress is accelerating and standards are rising, with pupils on track to reach above-average standards
- Pupils feel safe, secure and enjoy school with rapidly improving attendance
- Good opportunities for sport and physical activity
- Strong commitment from teaching assistants and effective partnership with other schools
- Headteacher and deputy have clear plans to raise standards
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality is inconsistent - expectations are not high enough and tasks are not always challenging
- Writing skills need development - pupils are not fluent and confident enough writers
- Mathematics progress is hindered by lack of problem-solving and investigation activities
- Marking and feedback to pupils is not consistent
- Behaviour requires improvement as work is not always interesting enough to keep pupils engaged
- Leadership structure needs strengthening with a middle leadership team to share responsibilities
Safeguarding
Pupils are safe and secure in school with effective safeguarding arrangements in place.
Extracurricular Activities
Sport, residential trips, class trips
St Luke's CofE Primary School is a below-average-sized primary school that requires improvement. Although progress is accelerating and standards are rising, teaching quality and pupil achievement remain inconsistent across the school.
At a Glance
29.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
31 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 47% to 79%. Maths has improved from 60% to 86%. Writing has improved from 57% to 69%.
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
209 pupils
210 capacity
1 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bradford
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(108)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.92993%
Overall absence
10.81081%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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