Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Lustre Street, Keighley, BD21 2ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Mercedes Stephenson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- URN
- 107339
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535604656
About this school
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Keighley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 313 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
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 | 48 | 45 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 33% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 49% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 58% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 51% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery 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 | 40% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery compares
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery ranked 148th 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 7.2% | 30.4% | 313 | — |
| Victoria Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 37.2% | 323 | 0.3 miles |
| Holycroft Primary School | 58% | 9.7% | 37.4% | 336 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady of Victories Catholic School | 62% | 5.1% | 16.4% | 237 | 0.3 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.6% | 21.2% | 249 | 0.5 miles |
| Merlin Top Primary Academy | 82% | 5.9% | 55% | 343 | 0.5 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)
- 30.38%
- English as an additional language
- 89.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.16%
- Persistent absence
- 23.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victoria Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Holycroft Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Our Lady of Victories Catholic School0.3 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Merlin Top Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery ranks 29th 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
- Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery is Miss Mercedes Stephenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery, 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 Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery?
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery has 313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery full?
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 315 pupils and 313 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- Yes. Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery ranked 148th 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery'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.