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Ryecroft Primary Academy

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

personMiss Helen Wrightson

corporate_fareDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD4 0LS

language Visit Website phone 1274422044

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

216

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Ryecroft Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ryecroft Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 192 pupils on roll, of whom 57% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #96 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #8,900 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.9 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

50%

LA 60%

Reading70% LA 73%

Writing80% LA 70%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading52% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.6

-4.7 to -0.4

2.7

Write

LA 0.1

0.6 to 4.8

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading53% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.4

-4.2 to 0.4

0.9

Write

LA 0.6

-1.3 to 3.0

0.9

Maths

LA 0.8

-1.1 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 60%

Reading48% LA 71%

Writing64% LA 75%

Maths56% LA 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.2

-3.4 to 1.2

-1.6

Write

LA 0.7

-3.8 to 0.6

0.6

Maths

LA 0.8

-1.5 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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30 January 2019

Inspection Report

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03 October 2018

Inspection Report

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06 June 2018

Inspection Report

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13 December 2017

Inspection Report

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11 July 2017

Inspection Report

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28 November 2016

Inspection Report

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08 April 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

7 Evaluations

2019-01-30

Schools into Special Measures Visit 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-10-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2018-06-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-12-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-07-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-11-28

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-04-08

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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

5.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.1%(6 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 192 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.7%, which is above 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)	192	11	5.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	194	4	2.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	4	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	224	8	3.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	216	10	4.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	11	5.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	245	10	4.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	242	8	3.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	234	9	3.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	282	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	258	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	296	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	296	12	4.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	292	29	9.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	315	44	14.0%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	300	24	8.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	290	28	9.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	303	24	7.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	293	10	3.4%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	304	15	4.9%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	338	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	316	9	2.8%	0.4%	2
2016/17 (Autumn term)	312	14	4.5%	0.5%	1

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 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils