Clayton Village Primary School

About Clayton Village Primary School

If you're a parent weighing up Clayton Village Primary School, the Parent View responses from 46 families offer a mixed but revealing picture. 72% would recommend the school, which is a solid majority, though it leaves over a quarter who wouldn't. The school is clearly popular in the area: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 78 applications for just 26 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3 to 1, and all 26 first-preference offers were taken up. On the positive side, 78% of parents agree or strongly agree that their child is happy, and 81% agree that their child does well. However, only 46% feel concerns are dealt with properly, and just 48% agree that bullying is handled quickly and effectively (though 48% said bullying wasn't applicable to their child). The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024 rated it Good across all areas, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 place it in the bottom half nationally and within Bradford. 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the local authority average of 59%. In reading and maths individually, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in each, with average scores of 102 in both. Writing was slightly stronger at 74% reaching the expected standard. However, the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard was low: 23% in maths, 16% in reading, and none in writing or the combined measure. The school's ranking of 102 out of 153 primary schools in Bradford puts it in the bottom third of the local authority. For context, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is Copthorne Primary School, 3 km away.

Clayton Village Primary is a state-funded, mixed primary school for children aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 210 and currently 193 pupils on roll. It has a Forest School, a library, an ICT suite, a gymnasium, and even a chapel on site. Sports include swimming, netball, cross country and athletics, and clubs cover science, art and coding. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. 22% of responding parents said their child has SEND, and views on support are split: 60% agree or strongly agree that SEND children get the support they need, while 40% disagree or strongly disagree. With 15% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a reasonably diverse catchment. Given the high oversubscription, this is a school that local families clearly want, but the mixed parent feedback and below-average results mean it's worth visiting to see if it's the right fit for your child.

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