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Low Ash Primary School

Bradford, BD18 1AAPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
82%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
59 1st-choice / 58 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1155 of 13,686 nationally

About Low Ash Primary School

Low Ash Primary School in Bradford holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its most recent inspections. The school’s most recent graded inspection in 2016 rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management also judged Good. An ungraded inspection in January 2025 confirmed that standards have been maintained. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 82 per cent. That figure is well above the Bradford local authority average of 59 per cent for primary schools, and it places Low Ash 7th out of 153 schools in the LA, putting it in the top 10 per cent locally. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 9 per cent of all primary schools for this measure.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressWrose Road, Shipley, Bradford, BD18 1AA
HeadteacherBeth Medhurst
Local AuthorityBradford
Number of Pupils474
Free School Meals (FSM)16.2%
School Capacity474 / 420 (113% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 18 May 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Art StudiosMusic RoomsICT SuiteSensory RoomOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

AthleticsSwimmingRoundersGymnasticsNetball

Clubs & Activities

GardeningFilm ClubEco ClubScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysical

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:25

Source: lowash.bradford.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Low Ash Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.