Primary school

Co-op Academy Penny Oaks

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Bradford
  • BD3 9ND
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,026 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 57%57% · 2023/242024/25: top 74%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM55% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 44% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 41% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 54% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 48% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 60% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 55% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%60%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 0% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 4% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%4%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 100 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 99 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 100 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 102 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 102 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 103 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510399No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 102 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 101 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 102 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 102 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 101 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd80
3rd70

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2021Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2022Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026188
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.6%
First language not English72.9%
SEN support13.5%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.6%
Persistently absent pupils9.8%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

89.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 9.5
  • Other support 3.2

Teachers 10.6 FTE · Whole workforce 23.4 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,909
Spend per pupil£7,723
Staff spend per pupil£5,925
Reserve per pupil£181
  • +£34,000revenue reserve
  • +£35,000in-year balance

Grants £7,787 · self-generated £123 · premises £512 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST (38 academies) · trust reserve £14,901,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it