School profile

Idle CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Bradford, BD10 8LU

Requires improvement

Map showing Idle CofE Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,237 of 15,057

Worse than 61% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Idle CofE Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 28 Jan 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeVoluntary aided school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils389 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Religious characterChurch of England
Head teacherMrs Emily Hobson
Local authorityBradford
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 107320.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolBradfordEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%7%8%
Average reading score104105106
Average maths score102104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score106105105
Expected standard in reading78%73%76%
Expected standard in writing78%71%73%
Expected standard in maths72%72%75%
Pupils taking tests60--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils389
Girls188
Boys201
Eligible for free school meals7.2%
First language not English6.4%
SEN support29
EHC plan17
Average class size27.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
78.1%
White and Black Caribbean
3.9%
Indian
3.3%
Pakistani
2.8%
African
2.8%
Other White
2.3%
Other mixed
2.3%
White and Asian
1.5%
White and Black African
1%
Other Asian
0.8%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolBradfordEngland
Overall absence3.4%5.8%5.1%
Persistent absence6.8%16.7%13.2%
Severe absence0.3%1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)46
Applications (Reception)164
First preference applications (Reception)37
First preference offers (Reception)37
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll408
Unfilled places2.9%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher24.6
Pupils per adult17.3
Teachers (FTE)15.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.08
Support staff (FTE)10.34
Teachers in census year (FTE)2023/2418.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2023/2415.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2023/243
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2023/240.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Idle CofE Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryThackley Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miSecondaryImmanuel CollegeAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryThorpe PrimaryAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryCo-op Academy ParklandAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryBlakehill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryHoyle Court Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryGreengates Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryChrist Church Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.3 miPrimaryBaildon Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Idle CofE Primary School

What is Idle CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Idle CofE Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 28 Jan 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Idle CofE Primary School rank in England?

Idle CofE Primary School ranks 9,237 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 61% of schools).

How many pupils attend Idle CofE Primary School?

Idle CofE Primary School has 389 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.