Community school · Bradford

Blakehill Primary School

4–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107224URN

Highfield Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.7per place

2.4 above Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

277 applications for 59 places · 4th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.7applications per place, Reception

2.4 above Bradford median (2.3) 2.5 above England median (2.2)

277 applications · 59 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 4.7; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 4.2; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 5.1; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 5.4; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 5.3; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 5.7; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 5.3; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 5.8; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 5.5; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 6.0; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 6.3; Bradford median median 3.5
2015 5.4; Bradford median median 3.1
2014 5.8; Bradford median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Bradford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	277	4.7	60	1.02
Sep 2025	59	249	4.2	68	1.15
Sep 2024	58	296	5.1	70	1.21
Sep 2023	59	321	5.4	91	1.54
Sep 2022	60	317	5.3	68	1.13
Sep 2021	59	338	5.7	91	1.54
Sep 2020	60	318	5.3	73	1.22
Sep 2019	59	339	5.8	76	1.29
Sep 2018	60	330	5.5	73	1.22
Sep 2017	60	361	6.0	68	1.13
Sep 2016	60	377	6.3	71	1.18
Sep 2015	60	326	5.4	72	1.20
Sep 2014	60	345	5.8	79	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 84% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%30th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bradford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	13%	106	106
2023/24	72%	12%	107	106
2022/23	60%	2%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Blakehill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

4.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Primary
0.8 km · Bradford

Good2023

3.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Swain House Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Parkland
1.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Bradford

2026

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Primary School
1.3 km · Bradford

2026

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Grove House Academy
1.3 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107224 · 380/2062
Capacity: 420 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Highfield Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8QN
Local authority: Bradford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources