Primary school

Shibden Head Primary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Bradford
  • BD13 2ND
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,953 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 80%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 49%2017/18: top 32%32% · 2017/182018/19: top 60%2022/23: top 41%2023/24: top 61%2024/25: top 80%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM51% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%2/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−25.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%3/10 Below+9.3 pts
Reading score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1053/10 Below−18.7 pts
Maths score102 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.52/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 64% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 74% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 64% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 65% · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 58% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 51% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%74%51%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 7% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 9% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 3% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 7% · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 5% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 3% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%9%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 104 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 107 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 104 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 107 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 104 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 105 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 104 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 103 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 105 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 102 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
52 of 52 who put it first2014 · 94.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5252
2nd336
3rd170

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2020Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026401
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.1%
First language not English1.2%
SEN support8.0%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils8.8%

Girls 52.3%Boys 47.7%

95.5% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.2
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 15.9
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 11.5
  • Other support 9.7

Teachers 18.9 FTE · Whole workforce 40.1 · 60 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,041
Spend per pupil£5,433
Staff spend per pupil£4,353
Reserve per pupil£954
  • +£392,000revenue reserve
  • +£250,000in-year balance

Grants £5,633 · self-generated £445 · premises £277 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD (15 academies) · trust reserve £2,359,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it