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Worth Valley Primary School

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

personMiss Ceinwen Lodge

corporate_fareLEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onKeighley, BD22 7AX

language Visit Website phone 1535604240

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

257

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Worth Valley Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Keighley, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Worth Valley Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Keighley, Bradford, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 235 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #34 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #2,816 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. 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

67%

LA 60%

Reading77% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths73% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading77% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 1.8

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 2.5

1.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.5 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.4

-1.7 to 2.9

1.9

Write

LA 0.6

-0.3 to 4.0

3.1

Maths

LA 0.8

1.1 to 5.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%

Reading81% LA 71%

Writing65% LA 75%

Maths73% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-2.8 to 1.8

-2.6

Write

LA 0.7

-4.8 to -0.4

-2.3

Maths

LA 0.8

-4.4 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-15

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-05-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-10-16

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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 235 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	249	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	251	8	3.2%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	244	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	233	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%	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 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Physical Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

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Worth Valley 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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