High Crags Primary Leadership Academy
Pratt Lane, Shipley, BD18 2ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Ray
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 142582
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274584068
About this school
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy is a primary academy in Shipley. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected High Crags Primary Leadership Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 20 June 2024, 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 | 59 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 69% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 86% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 78% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 56% | 49% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy 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 | 53% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 351 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How High Crags Primary Leadership Academy compares
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy ranked 117th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 7.5% | 46.3% | 311 | — |
| Shipley CofE Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 25.4% | 213 | 0.3 miles |
| Low Ash Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 17.2% | 478 | 0.4 miles |
| Frizinghall Primary School | 64% | 7.7% | 24.5% | 410 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Academy | 46% | 6.3% | 55.5% | 161 | 0.5 miles |
| St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 80% | 3.1% | 12.4% | 225 | 0.8 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)
- 46.31%
- English as an additional language
- 20.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.49%
- Persistent absence
- 24.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shipley CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Low Ash Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Shipley
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Frizinghall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Christ Church Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Shipley
Other schools in Shipley
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy ranks 8th 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
- Hoyle Court Primary School Primary
- Low Ash 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 ages does High Crags Primary Leadership Academy teach?
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Shipley.
- Who is the headteacher of High Crags Primary Leadership Academy?
- The headteacher of High Crags Primary Leadership Academy is Mrs Helen Ray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has High Crags Primary Leadership Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected High Crags Primary Leadership Academy, 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 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy?
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is High Crags Primary Leadership Academy full?
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 311 on roll (74%), 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 High Crags Primary Leadership Academy a faith school?
- No. High Crags Primary Leadership Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does High Crags Primary Leadership Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records High Crags Primary Leadership Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is High Crags Primary Leadership Academy part of an academy trust?
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does High Crags Primary Leadership Academy have?
- The schools register lists High Crags Primary Leadership Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have High Crags Primary Leadership Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does High Crags Primary Leadership Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy ranked 117th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is High Crags Primary Leadership Academy's absence rate?
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are High Crags Primary Leadership Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, High Crags Primary Leadership Academy'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 2 July 2026.