Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #103 in Bradford public Top 74% UK

St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

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

personMiss Gillian Wilson

corporate_fareBRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD7 3JT

language Visit Website phone 1274573396

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

441

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 449 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #103 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #9,713 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

54%

LA 60%

Reading56% LA 73%

Writing63% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading58% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading49% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA -0.6

-5.8 to -2.1

-0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 1.6

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-4.5 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading39% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.4

-2.0 to 1.6

3.3

Write

LA 0.6

1.7 to 5.0

2.8

Maths

LA 0.8

1.2 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 60%

Reading54% LA 71%

Writing54% LA 75%

Maths34% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.2

-3 to 0.6

0.2

Write

LA 0.7

-1.4 to 1.8

-2.1

Maths

LA 0.8

-3.7 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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04 July 2018

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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12 December 2017

Inspection Report

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20 June 2017

Inspection Report

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08 March 2017

Inspection Report

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12 July 2016

Inspection Report

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07 October 2014

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

8 Evaluations

2023-11-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-07-04

Schools into Special Measures Visit 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-12-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-06-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-03-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-07-12

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-07-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 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 449 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	449	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	445	3	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	441	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	434	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	451	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	441	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	445	7	1.6%	0.4%	2
2020/21 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	403	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	445	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	445	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	423	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	440	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	433	3	0.7%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	391	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	437	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	420	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 26 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils