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Westbourne Primary School

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personMs Joanne Marwood

corporate_fareTHE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBradford, BD8 7PL

language Visit Website phone 1274483138

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

435

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Westbourne Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westbourne Primary School is an academy converter in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 406 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #73 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #6,826 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

55%

LA 60%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing72% LA 70%

Maths64% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading76% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading59% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.6

-5.4 to -2.0

-0.3

Write

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 1.4

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading61% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA 0.4

-4.1 to -0.8

0.5

Write

LA 0.6

-1.0 to 2.0

2.4

Maths

LA 0.8

1.0 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 60%

Reading80% LA 71%

Writing75% LA 75%

Maths82% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

1.5 to 4.5

0.6

Write

LA 0.7

-0.8 to 2

2.7

Maths

LA 0.8

1.3 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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13 November 2019

Inspection Report

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04 February 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-02-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-20

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 406 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	406	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	394	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	435	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	435	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	442	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	429	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	406	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	404	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	408	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	439	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 30 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils