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St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Bradford, BD8 9RGPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
44%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
13 1st-choice / 13 places
Ranking
#11,821
of 13,686 nationally

About St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St William's Catholic Primary School in Bradford holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections, including the most recent one in 2023. The school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results, where 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits below the local authority average of 59%, and places the school 128th out of 153 primary schools in Bradford. In the national rankings, it falls in the bottom half of all primary schools. Digging into the individual subjects, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in writing, which is the strongest of the three core subjects, while reading and maths both sat at 56%. At the higher standard, just 6% of pupils achieved in both reading, writing and maths, though 19% reached that level in reading alone.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressYoung Street, Bradford, Bradford, BD8 9RG
HeadteacherFiona Parker
Local AuthorityBradford
Number of Pupils125
Free School Meals (FSM)40.8%
School Capacity125 / 210 (60% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 4 Dec 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

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

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St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.