Addingham Primary School
Bolton Road, Addingham, Ilkley, LS29 0NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Linda Spinks
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 107286
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01943830298
About this school
Addingham Primary School is a community primary school in Ilkley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Addingham 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 37 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 76% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 19% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 97% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 95% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Addingham 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 | 73% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Addingham Primary School compares
Addingham Primary School ranked 91st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 192 | — |
| The Boyle and Petyt Primary School | 67% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 79 | 1.9 miles |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School | 82% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 330 | 2.3 miles |
| Ashlands Primary School | 66% | 3.9% | 9.8% | 266 | 3.0 miles |
| The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 58% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 118 | 3.2 miles |
| Silsden Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 17% | 634 | 3.2 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.
Inspection history
- 7 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.57%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Boyle and Petyt Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
All Saints' CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
Ashlands Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
Silsden Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Ilkley
Addingham Primary School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Ilkley.
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashlands Primary School Primary
- Ben Rhydding Primary School Primary
- Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School Primary
- Burley Oaks Primary School Primary
- Menston Primary School Primary
- The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ilkley Grammar School Secondary
- St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School Independent schools
- Moorfield School & Nursery Independent schools
- Westville House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Addingham Primary School teach?
- Addingham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilkley.
- Who is the headteacher of Addingham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Addingham Primary School is Miss Linda Spinks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Addingham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Addingham 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 Addingham Primary School?
- Addingham Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Addingham Primary School full?
- Addingham Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 Addingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Addingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Addingham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Addingham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Addingham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Addingham Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Addingham Primary School ranked 91st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Addingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Addingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Addingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Addingham 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.