Idle CofE Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Boothroyd Drive, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8LUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Idle CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 227 schools in Bradford. It ranks 81st of 106 primary schools in Bradford. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025, report published 28 April 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Requires improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

60 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

60%, 2 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%

3%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

389 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals7.2%

7.2%, 19.3 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language6.4%

6.4%, 15.2 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support7.5%

7.5%, 7.3 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.4%

4.4%, 1.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Idle CofE Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Thackley Primary School	0.1 miles	Ofsted: Good	80% met the expected standard
Thorpe Primary	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	71% met the expected standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	88% met the expected standard
Co-op Academy Parkland	0.9 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	65% met the expected standard
Blakehill Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	75% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Voluntary aided school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Emily Hobson
Phone: 01274410111
Website: idleprimaryschool.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Boothroyd Drive, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8LU
Local authority: Bradford
URN: 107320

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.