Community school · Bradford

Silsden Primary School

3–11Ages
634Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107273URN

Hawber Cote Lane, Silsden, Keighley, BD20 0JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

1.1 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

104 applications for 84 places · 146th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 23 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
8 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Bradford median (2.3) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

104 applications · 84 places offered · 80 named it first

2026 1.2; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.4; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.4; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 1.4; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 1.4; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 1.4; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 1.3; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 1.5; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 1.3; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 1.4; Bradford median median 3.5
2015 1.5; Bradford median median 3.1
2014 1.3; Bradford median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 0 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	84	104	1.2	80	0.95
Sep 2025	59	85	1.4	59	1.00
Sep 2024	72	104	1.4	72	1.00
Sep 2023	89	142	1.6	97	1.09
Sep 2022	75	104	1.4	72	0.96
Sep 2021	81	112	1.4	80	0.99
Sep 2020	82	118	1.4	81	0.99
Sep 2019	89	112	1.3	87	0.98
Sep 2018	70	108	1.5	69	0.99
Sep 2017	85	113	1.3	83	0.98
Sep 2016	89	123	1.4	95	1.07
Sep 2015	90	136	1.5	96	1.07
Sep 2014	84	108	1.3	77	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%38th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	72%	10%	106	108
2023/24	62%	8%	105	105
2022/23	58%	4%	105	106

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

Silsden Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Steeton Primary School
2.0 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Eastburn Primary School
2.7 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2022

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.9 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

4.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School
3.9 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School
4.0 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Glusburn Community Primary School
4.2 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Bradleys Both Community Primary School
4.5 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 64%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: 107273 · 380/2146
Capacity: 630 pupils · 634 on roll
Free school meals: 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Replaced: Hothfield Junior School (URN 107284)
Address: Hawber Cote Lane, Silsden, Keighley, BD20 0JJ
Local authority: Bradford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources