Parkwood Primary School
Parkwood Street, Keighley, BD21 4QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Finch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 222
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 143569
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535603832
About this school
Parkwood Primary School is a primary academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 191 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 46% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 61% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 64% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 79% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Parkwood 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 | 54% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkwood Primary School compares
Parkwood Primary School ranked 139th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.7% | 43% | 191 | — |
| Long Lee Primary School | 39% | 5.6% | 32% | 310 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.6% | 21.2% | 249 | 0.5 miles |
| Eastwood Community School | 41% | 5.2% | 31.6% | 464 | 0.6 miles |
| Holycroft Primary School | 58% | 9.7% | 37.4% | 336 | 0.6 miles |
| Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 7.2% | 30.4% | 313 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report21 May 2025
- 11 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.01%
- English as an additional language
- 55.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 25.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Long Lee Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Eastwood Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Holycroft Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Parkwood Primary School ranks 27th 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 year groups does Parkwood Primary School teach?
- Parkwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parkwood Primary School is Mr Thomas Finch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkwood 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 Parkwood Primary School?
- Parkwood Primary School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Parkwood Primary School full?
- Parkwood Primary School has capacity for 222 pupils and 191 on roll (86%), 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 Parkwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parkwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parkwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Parkwood Primary School?
- Parkwood Primary School is part of NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Parkwood Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Parkwood Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Parkwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkwood Primary School rank locally?
- Parkwood Primary School ranked 139th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Parkwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkwood 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 10 July 2026.