Knowleswood Primary School is a primary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 03/07/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Knowles Lane, Bradford

School Information

Address: Knowles Lane, Bradford, BD4 9AE
Website: www.knowleswood.co.uk
Telephone: 01274778177
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Noreen Dunn
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 132183

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 436
Number of Boys: 224
Number of Girls: 212

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.1
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Knowleswood Primary School
Knowles Lane , BD4 9AE 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Tong Street , Dudley Hill BD4 9PY 		- not rated 447 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ryecroft Primary Academy
Kesteven Close , Holmewood BD4 0LS 		3out of 4 873 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lower Fields Primary Academy
Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG 		3out of 4 997 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School
Dawson Lane , Bierley BD4 6JF 		4out of 4 1,113 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Forster Academy
Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG 		3out of 4 773 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tong Leadership Academy
Westgate Hill Street , BD4 6NR 		1out of 4 2,154 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bolling Road , East Bowling BD4 7EB 		- not rated 2,444 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Thornbury Road , BD3 8DF 		- not rated 2,539 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Thornbury Road , BD3 8HE 		2out of 4 2,584 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Free Sixth Form
Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR 		- not rated 2,899 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
New College Bradford
Nelson Street , BD5 0DX 		- not rated 3,044 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Academy
Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ 		3out of 4 1,101 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan
Harry Street , Off Wakefield Road BD4 9PH 		- not rated 628 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Oastlers School
Flockton Road , BD4 7RH 		3out of 4 1,368 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Avenue Road , West Bowling BD5 8DB 		3out of 4 2,115 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Fountain School
109 - 111 New Cross Street , Bradford BD5 8BP 		- not rated 2,647 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Delius
Barkerend Road , BD3 8QX 		3out of 4 2,911 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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