Clayton St John CofE Primary School
Bradford Road, Clayton, Bradford, BD14 6DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Emsley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 145180
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274815862
About this school
Clayton St John CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 364 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
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 | 60 | 59 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 58% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 64% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 63% | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 69% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Clayton St John CofE 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 | 58% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 407 |
| 2023/24 | 382 |
| 2024/25 | 380 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clayton St John CofE Primary School compares
Clayton St John CofE Primary School ranked 142nd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% 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 | 43% | 7% | 35.9% | 364 | — |
| Clayton Village Primary School | 56% | 6.9% | 16.1% | 191 | 0.1 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 71% | 4.6% | 16.6% | 218 | 0.4 miles |
| Hollingwood Primary School | 80% | 7.4% | 29.4% | 479 | 0.7 miles |
| Stocks Lane Primary School | 57% | 3.7% | 16.6% | 207 | 1.0 miles |
| The Academy At St. James | 49% | 6.1% | 48.2% | 310 | 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)
- 35.88%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.02%
- Persistent absence
- 20.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clayton Village Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Hollingwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Stocks Lane Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
The Academy At St. James1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Clayton St John CofE Primary School ranks 99th 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 year groups does Clayton St John CofE Primary School teach?
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Clayton St John CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clayton St John CofE Primary School is Mrs Gemma Emsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clayton St John CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clayton St John CofE 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 Clayton St John CofE Primary School?
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Clayton St John CofE Primary School full?
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 364 on roll (87%), 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 Clayton St John CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Clayton St John CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Clayton St John CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clayton St John CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Clayton St John CofE Primary School?
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School is part of BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Clayton St John CofE 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 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clayton St John CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School ranked 142nd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% 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 Clayton St John CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clayton St John CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clayton St John CofE 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.