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Lapage Primary School and Nursery

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

personMrs Shameem Akhtar

corporate_fareNURTURE ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD3 8QX

language Visit Website phone 1274669100

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

704

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Lapage Primary School and Nursery is a Academy converter primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lapage Primary School and Nursery is an academy converter in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of NURTURE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 665 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #77 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #7,293 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. 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

53%

LA 60%

Reading63% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths72% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.6

0.7 to 3.5

-3.5

Write

LA 0.1

-4.8 to -2.2

4.2

Maths

LA -0.1

2.9 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 0.4

-4.4 to -1.8

-0.5

Write

LA 0.6

-1.7 to 0.7

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.8

-2.5 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 60%

Reading61% LA 71%

Writing78% LA 75%

Maths92% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.2

-2.6 to 0

Write

LA 0.7

-0.3 to 2.3

4.9

Maths

LA 0.8

3.7 to 6.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-01-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-04-11

None EIF

Requires improvement

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 665 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)	665	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	658	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	692	8	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	691	7	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	665	4	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	716	14	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	704	13	1.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	689	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	706	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	690	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	686	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	678	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	672	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	650	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	697	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	697	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	686	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	726	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	717	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	706	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	735	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	728	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	706	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 66 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Physical Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils