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Whetley Academy

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

personMr Jonathan Townend

corporate_fareDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD8 9HZ

language Visit Website phone 1274422041

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

517

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Whetley Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bradford, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Whetley Academy is an academy sponsor led in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 466 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #113 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #10,411 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. 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 28.4:1. 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

50%

LA 60%

Reading67% LA 73%

Writing61% LA 70%

Maths71% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading57% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading43% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 2.2

2.7

Write

LA 0.1

1.0 to 4.4

2.1

Maths

LA -0.1

0.4 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading48% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.4

-1.4 to 1.5

2.8

Write

LA 0.6

1.4 to 4.1

1.8

Maths

LA 0.8

0.6 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 60%

Reading49% LA 71%

Writing74% LA 75%

Maths74% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.2

-2 to 0.8

3.8

Write

LA 0.7

2.5 to 5.1

2.9

Maths

LA 0.8

1.6 to 4.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 September 2023

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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17 June 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-05-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-17

None Legacy

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(3 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 466 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, 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)	466	3	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	458	3	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	509	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	501	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	492	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	526	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	517	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	520	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	596	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	573	2	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	554	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	548	3	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	506	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	514	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	555	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	555	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	502	2	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	555	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	555	3	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	550	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	572	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	548	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	531	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	604	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	591	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	577	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 44 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils