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Low Ash Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Beth Medhurst & Mrs Fiona Meer

location_onShipley, BD18 1AA

language Visit Website phone 1274582927

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

479

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Low Ash Primary School is a Community school primary school in Shipley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Low Ash Primary School is a community school in Shipley, Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 474 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #1,924 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 60%

Reading84% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths82% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading88% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading82% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.6

-1.0 to 2.4

0.3

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 1.9

1.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.3 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.4

0.2 to 3.4

1.6

Write

LA 0.6

0.2 to 3.1

2.2

Maths

LA 0.8

0.8 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 60%

Reading78% LA 71%

Writing86% LA 75%

Maths93% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.2

-1 to 2.2

2.5

Write

LA 0.7

1 to 4

2.5

Maths

LA 0.8

1.1 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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26 April 2016

Inspection Report

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10 April 2014

Inspection Report

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28 January 2014

Inspection Report

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21 March 2011

Inspection Report

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23 January 2008

Inspection Report

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27 February 2007

Inspection Report

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09 February 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 474 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	474	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	473	2	0.4%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	476	10	2.1%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	477	5	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	474	12	2.5%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	482	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	479	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	479	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	480	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	478	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	475	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	475	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	479	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	480	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	480	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	480	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	479	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	462	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	464	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	464	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	470	2	0.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	474	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	467	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Low Ash Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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