Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School, based in Bradford, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 5 to 11. The school is a voluntary aided school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a church of england religious character.

Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School currently has around 402 pupils on roll, which is about 96% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 48% boys and 52% girls. Around 17.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 6.1%. Persistent absence is recorded at 15.8%.

The majority of pupils are from a pakistani background (80.1%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Rossefield Road, Bradford, BD9 4DA
Website: www.hstb.co.uk
Telephone: 01274545019
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Diane Smith
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107321

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/07/2014

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 402
Number of Boys: 193
Number of Girls: 209

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.8% 8.2%

Ethnicity

Pakistani80.10%322
Other Mixed6.00%24
White British3.00%12
Other (any other ethnic group)2.70%11
White and Asian2.50%10
Bangladeshi1.50%6
Unclassified1.50%6
Indian1.20%5
Other Asian1.00%4
White and Black Caribbean0.20%1
Other White0.20%1
White and Black African0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
African0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Below Average (-2.2)
Writing: Average (0.7)
Maths: Average (-1.4)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
56%
Town average
55%
Local authority average
51%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
2%
Town average
5%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
102.0
Town average
103.2
Local authority average
102.4
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
102.0
Town average
103.4
Local authority average
103.0
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lilycroft Nursery School
Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD
4out of 4 1,352 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre
Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW
4out of 4 1,914 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Midland Road Nursery School
Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ
4out of 4 2,311 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School
Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT
4out of 4 2,349 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hirst Wood Nursery School
Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ
3out of 4 2,438 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School
Rossefield Road , Heaton BD9 4DA
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Margaret McMillan Primary School
Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5DF
- not rated 883 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Margaret McMillan Primary School
Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5DF
- not rated 883 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5AT
3out of 4 1,004 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lister Primary School
Scotchman Road , Manningham BD9 5AT
- not rated 1,004 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ
3out of 4 279 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Grammar School
Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ
- not rated 279 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ
- not rated 279 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Challenge College
North Avenue , BD8 7ND
- not rated 1,574 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park
North Avenue , BD8 7ND
3out of 4 1,574 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scotchman Middle School
Scotchman Road , BD9 5DF
- not rated 883 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Frizinghall Middle School
Salisbury Road , Frizinghall BD9 4HW
- not rated 1,123 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heaton Middle School
Haworth Road , Heaton BD9 6LL
- not rated 1,645 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Drummond Middle School
Drummond Road , BD8 8DA
- not rated 1,846 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Whetley Middle School
Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ
- not rated 1,959 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shipley College
Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW
- not rated 2,376 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Allerton Academy
Rhodesway , BD8 0DH
2out of 4 2,752 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherleigh and Rossefield School
Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY
- not rated 203 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Shaw House School
150 Wilmer Road , Heaton BD9 4AH
- not rated 458 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heaton Royds School
Redburn Drive , BD18 3AZ
- not rated 636 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Netherleigh Preparatory School
5 Lynton Drive , BD9 5JH
- not rated 1,095 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
J.A.M.E.S
The Eric Gibbs Centre , Highfield Garage BD9 4JB
- not rated 1,236 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.