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Idle CofE Primary School

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

person Mrs Emily Hobson (Headteacher)

location_onBradford, BD10 8LU

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

417

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Idle CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bradford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Idle CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 389 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #87 of 158 primaries in Bradford and #8,141 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

60%

LA 60%

Reading78% LA 73%

Writing78% LA 70%

Maths72% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.6

-3.1 to 0.0

-3.3

Write

LA 0.1

-4.9 to -1.8

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.1 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.4

-3.1 to 1.4

-2.2

Write

LA 0.6

-4.2 to -0.1

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.8

-3.2 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%

Reading82% LA 71%

Writing88% LA 75%

Maths79% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.2

-4.3 to -0.3

0.7

Write

LA 0.7

-1.3 to 2.7

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.8

-3.7 to 0.1

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#8,141 / 14,159	#87	#8,502	#1
2024	#6,859 / 14,233	#78	#7,261	#1
2023	#9,328 / 13,940	#93	#7,452	#12,379
2019	#9,096 / 11,810	#90	#7,893	#9,420
2018	#8,132 / 10,972	#73	#5,564	#8,354

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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12 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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22 June 2009

Inspection Report

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21 June 2006

Inspection Report

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22 January 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2014-02-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-06-22

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 414 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	414	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	415	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	411	3	0.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	398	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	398	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	366	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	363	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	365	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	338	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	337	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	338	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	310	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	308	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils