Holycroft Primary School
Victoria Road, Keighley, BD21 1JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Hurd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 336
- URN
- 143982
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535604183
About this school
Holycroft Primary School is a primary academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 336 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holycroft 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. 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 | 57 | 53 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 58% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 68% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 74% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 74% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| 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 Holycroft 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 | 47% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 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 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 369 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holycroft Primary School compares
Holycroft Primary School ranked 92nd 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 9.7% | 37.4% | 336 | — |
| Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 7.2% | 30.4% | 313 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 31.5% | 327 | 0.3 miles |
| Ingrow Primary School | 57% | 7.3% | 45.2% | 369 | 0.5 miles |
| Beckfoot Nessfield | 51% | 5.8% | 21.1% | 252 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady of Victories Catholic School | 62% | 5.1% | 16.4% | 237 | 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)
- 37.35%
- English as an additional language
- 57.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.66%
- Persistent absence
- 28.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Keighley
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Ingrow Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
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Beckfoot Nessfield0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Our Lady of Victories Catholic School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Holycroft Primary School ranks 19th 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
- Ingrow Primary School Primary
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holycroft Primary School teach?
- Holycroft Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Holycroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holycroft Primary School is Mrs Hannah Hurd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holycroft Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holycroft 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 Holycroft Primary School?
- Holycroft Primary School has 336 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holycroft Primary School full?
- Holycroft Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 336 on roll (80%), 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 Holycroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holycroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holycroft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holycroft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Holycroft Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Holycroft 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.
- How have Holycroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% 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 Holycroft Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Holycroft Primary School ranked 92nd 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holycroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Holycroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holycroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holycroft 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.