Keelham Primary School is a primary school in Bradford, serving pupils aged 3 to 11. The school is a foundation school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a none religious character.

Keelham Primary School currently has around 114 pupils on roll, which is about 97% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 48.2% boys and 51.8% girls. Around 11.5% 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 5.2%. Persistent absence is recorded at 10.6%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (84.2%).

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: Well Heads, Bradford, BD13 4HH
Website: www.keelhamprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01274832491
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Robert Hunter
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107438

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/04/2013

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 118
Number of Pupils: 114
Number of Boys: 55
Number of Girls: 59

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British84.20%96
Pakistani5.30%6
Other Asian2.60%3
Other (any other ethnic group)1.80%2
Other White1.80%2
White and Black Caribbean1.80%2
African0.90%1
Unclassified0.90%1
White and Black African0.90%1
Other Mixed0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
White and Asian0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Indian0.00%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: Average (-0.6)
Writing: Average (-1.8)
Maths: Average (-0.5)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
63%
Town average
55%
Local authority average
51%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
19%
Town average
5%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
106.0
Town average
103.2
Local authority average
102.4
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
105.0
Town average
103.4
Local authority average
103.0
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Keelham Primary School
Well Heads , Denholme Gate BD13 4HH
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Denholme Primary School
Minorca Mount , Denholme BD13 4AY
- not rated 2,045 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Denholme Primary School
Minorca Mount , Denholme BD13 4AY
3out of 4 2,045 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thornton Primary School
Thornton Road , Thornton BD13 3NN
3out of 4 2,168 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thornton Primary School
Thornton Road , Thornton BD13 3NN
- not rated 2,168 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royd Mount Middle School
Thornton Road , Thornton BD13 3NN
- not rated 2,296 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.