Eastwood Community School
Victoria Avenue, Keighley, BD21 3JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne Carter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 550
- Pupils on roll
- 464
- URN
- 146223
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535610212
About this school
Eastwood Community School is a primary academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 464 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eastwood Community 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 55 | 56 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 66% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 73% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 84% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Eastwood Community 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 | 60% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 487 |
| 2023/24 | 482 |
| 2024/25 | 480 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastwood Community School compares
Eastwood Community School ranked 145th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5.2% | 31.6% | 464 | — |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.6% | 21.2% | 249 | 0.4 miles |
| Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School | 64% | 6.7% | 33.5% | 440 | 0.6 miles |
| Parkwood Primary School | 44% | 6.7% | 43% | 191 | 0.6 miles |
| Victoria Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 37.2% | 323 | 0.7 miles |
| Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 7.2% | 30.4% | 313 | 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)
- 31.61%
- English as an additional language
- 94.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 15.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Parkwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Victoria Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Eastwood Community School ranks 28th 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
- 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
- Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Eastwood Community School teach?
- Eastwood Community School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastwood Community School?
- The headteacher of Eastwood Community School is Mrs Suzanne Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eastwood Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastwood Community 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 Eastwood Community School?
- Eastwood Community School has 464 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Eastwood Community School full?
- Eastwood Community School has capacity for 550 pupils and 464 on roll (84%), 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 Eastwood Community School a faith school?
- No. Eastwood Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastwood Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eastwood Community School as having nursery classes.
- Is Eastwood Community School part of an academy trust?
- Eastwood Community 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 Eastwood Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eastwood Community School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Eastwood Community School ranked 145th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastwood Community School's absence rate?
- Eastwood Community School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastwood Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastwood Community 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 2 July 2026.