St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
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.
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- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
18 Oct 2023Source: Ofsted, 4 Dec 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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