Blakehill Primary School
Highfield Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Keighley
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 107224
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274414355
About this school
Blakehill Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 421 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 72% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 12% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 86% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 78% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Blakehill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blakehill Primary School compares
Blakehill Primary School ranked 31st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.8% | 14.7% | 421 | — |
| Thorpe Primary | 71% | 6.4% | 43.9% | 192 | 0.5 miles |
| Swain House Primary School | 58% | 4.9% | 40.1% | 498 | 0.6 miles |
| Co-op Academy Parkland | 65% | 8.3% | 60.7% | 186 | 0.8 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 60% | 3.4% | 11% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 46% | 7.2% | 36.6% | 180 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.7%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 6.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorpe Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Swain House Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Parkland0.8 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Blakehill Primary School ranks 20th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
- Carrwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Blakehill Primary School teach?
- Blakehill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Blakehill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blakehill Primary School is Mrs Lisa Keighley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blakehill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blakehill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Blakehill Primary School?
- Blakehill Primary School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blakehill Primary School full?
- Blakehill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 421 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blakehill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blakehill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blakehill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blakehill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blakehill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blakehill Primary School rank locally?
- Blakehill Primary School ranked 31st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blakehill Primary School's absence rate?
- Blakehill Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blakehill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blakehill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.