Low Ash Primary School
Wrose Road, Wrose, Shipley, BD18 1AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beth Medhurst
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 478
- URN
- 107272
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274582927
About this school
Low Ash Primary School is a community primary school in Shipley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 478 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 57 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 82% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 88% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 93% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 83% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Low Ash 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 | 74% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 477 |
| 2024/25 | 474 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Low Ash Primary School compares
Low Ash Primary School ranked 49th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.8% | 17.2% | 478 | — |
| High Crags Primary Leadership Academy | 51% | 7.5% | 46.3% | 311 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Academy | 46% | 6.3% | 55.5% | 161 | 0.5 miles |
| Frizinghall Primary School | 64% | 7.7% | 24.5% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 88% | 4.9% | 35.7% | 108 | 0.7 miles |
| Shipley CofE Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 25.4% | 213 | 0.7 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)
- 17.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 9.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Christ Church Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Frizinghall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Shipley CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Shipley
Other schools in Shipley
Low Ash Primary School ranks 5th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Shipley.
- Baildon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Baildon Glen Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Academy Primary
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Hoyle Court Primary School Primary
- Saltaire Primary School Primary
- Sandal Primary School Primary
- Shipley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Wycliffe CofE Primary School Primary
- Hirst Wood Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Low Ash Primary School teach?
- Low Ash Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Shipley.
- Who is the headteacher of Low Ash Primary School?
- The headteacher of Low Ash Primary School is Mrs Beth Medhurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Low Ash Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Low Ash 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 Low Ash Primary School?
- Low Ash Primary School has 478 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Low Ash Primary School full?
- Low Ash Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 478 on roll (114%), 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 Low Ash Primary School a faith school?
- No. Low Ash Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Low Ash Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Low Ash Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Low Ash Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Low Ash Primary School rank locally?
- Low Ash Primary School ranked 49th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Low Ash Primary School's absence rate?
- Low Ash Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Low Ash Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Low Ash 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.