Woodside Academy
Fenwick Drive, Bradford, BD6 2PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kirsty Porter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leading Learners Academy Trust (Tyldesley Primary School)
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 518
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 144492
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274414350
About this school
Woodside Academy is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 362 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodside 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 58 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 48% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 59% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 66% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 55% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Woodside 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 | 49% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 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 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 423 |
| 2023/24 | 392 |
| 2024/25 | 383 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodside Academy compares
Woodside Academy ranked 95th 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 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6% | 50.3% | 362 | — |
| Hill Top CofE Primary School | 46% | 7% | 20.6% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 51% | 5.4% | 21.9% | 388 | 0.6 miles |
| Farfield Primary and Nursery School | 79% | 8.2% | 49.2% | 384 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 54% | 6.2% | 29.2% | 198 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School | 60% | 4.5% | 18.2% | 192 | 1.0 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)
- 50.28%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 18.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hill Top CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Farfield Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School1.0 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Bradford
Woodside Academy ranks 59th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodside Academy teach?
- Woodside Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodside Academy?
- The headteacher of Woodside Academy is Miss Kirsty Porter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodside Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodside 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 Woodside Academy?
- Woodside Academy has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodside Academy full?
- Woodside Academy has capacity for 518 pupils and 362 on roll (70%), 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 Woodside Academy a faith school?
- No. Woodside Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodside Academy a selective school?
- No. Woodside Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Woodside Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodside Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodside Academy part of an academy trust?
- Woodside Academy is part of LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodside Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% 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 Woodside Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Woodside Academy ranked 95th 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 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodside Academy's absence rate?
- Woodside Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodside Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodside 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 10 July 2026.