Silsden Primary School
Hawber Cote Lane, Silsden, Keighley, BD20 0JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Karl Russell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 634
- URN
- 107273
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535653290
About this school
Silsden Primary School is a community primary school in Keighley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 634 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Silsden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- 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 | 90 | 90 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 62% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 78% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 78% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Silsden 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 | 58% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 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 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 649 |
| 2024/25 | 644 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Silsden Primary School compares
Silsden Primary School ranked 38th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.1% | 17% | 634 | — |
| Steeton Primary School | 73% | 6.9% | 26.6% | 258 | 1.3 miles |
| Eastburn Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 199 | 1.7 miles |
| Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 141 | 1.8 miles |
| Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.3% | 20.9% | 105 | 2.4 miles |
| Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 13.1% | 194 | 2.5 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)
- 17.02%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 8.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Steeton Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Eastburn Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School2.4 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Silsden Primary School ranks 7th 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 ages does Silsden Primary School teach?
- Silsden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Silsden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Silsden Primary School is Mr Karl Russell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Silsden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Silsden 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 many pupils are at Silsden Primary School?
- Silsden Primary School has 634 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Silsden Primary School full?
- Silsden Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 634 on roll (101%), 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 Silsden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Silsden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Silsden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Silsden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Silsden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Silsden Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Silsden Primary School ranked 38th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Silsden Primary School's absence rate?
- Silsden Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Silsden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Silsden 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.