Long Lee Primary School
Cherry Tree Rise, Long Lee, Keighley, BD21 4RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Federation Strategic Leader
- Ms Deborah Ward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Ingrow and Long Lee Federation
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 310
- URN
- 107265
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535603986
About this school
Long Lee Primary School is a community primary school in Keighley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 310 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 43% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 54% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 61% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 77% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Long Lee 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 | 59% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 369 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Lee Primary School compares
Long Lee Primary School ranked 150th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 5.6% | 32% | 310 | — |
| Parkwood Primary School | 44% | 6.7% | 43% | 191 | 0.4 miles |
| Eastwood Community School | 41% | 5.2% | 31.6% | 464 | 0.8 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.6% | 21.2% | 249 | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 31.5% | 327 | 0.9 miles |
| Holycroft Primary School | 58% | 9.7% | 37.4% | 336 | 0.9 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)
- 31.97%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 14.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Eastwood Community School0.8 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Holycroft Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Long Lee Primary School ranks 30th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Keighley.
- Beckfoot Nessfield Primary
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School Primary
- Cononley Primary School Primary
- Cowling Community Primary School Primary
- East Morton CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastburn Primary School Primary
- Eastwood Community School Primary
- Glusburn Community Primary School Primary
- Haworth Primary School Primary
- Holycroft Primary School Primary
- Ingrow Primary School Primary
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Long Lee Primary School teach?
- Long Lee Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the federation strategic leader of Long Lee Primary School?
- The federation strategic leader of Long Lee Primary School is Ms Deborah Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Long Lee Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Lee 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 Long Lee Primary School?
- Long Lee Primary School has 310 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Long Lee Primary School full?
- Long Lee Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 310 on roll (66%), so it has space against 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 Long Lee Primary School a faith school?
- No. Long Lee Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Long Lee Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Long Lee Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Long Lee Primary School?
- Long Lee Primary School is part of the Ingrow and Long Lee Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Long Lee Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Long Lee Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Long Lee Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Long Lee Primary School rank locally?
- Long Lee Primary School ranked 150th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Long Lee Primary School's absence rate?
- Long Lee Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Long Lee Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Lee 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.