Clayton Village Academy
John Street, Clayton, Bradford, BD14 6AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heidi Rahim
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 148869
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274414115
About this school
Clayton Village Academy is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 4 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. 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 | 26 | 31 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 55% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 71% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 65% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Village 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 | 42% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clayton Village Academy compares
Clayton Village Academy ranked 101st of 158 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.9% | 16.1% | 191 | — |
| Clayton St John CofE Primary School | 43% | 7% | 35.9% | 364 | 0.1 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 71% | 4.6% | 16.6% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| Hollingwood Academy | 80% | 7.4% | 29.4% | 479 | 0.7 miles |
| Stocks Lane Primary School | 57% | 3.7% | 16.6% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School | 44% | 4.4% | 15.5% | 197 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.06%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.87%
- Persistent absence
- 19.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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Clayton St John CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Hollingwood Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Stocks Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Clayton Village Academy ranks 64th 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
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Clayton Village Primary School to Clayton Village Academy recorded 3 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Clayton Village Academy teach?
- Clayton Village Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Clayton Village Academy?
- The headteacher of Clayton Village Academy is Mrs Heidi Rahim, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clayton Village Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clayton Village 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 big is Clayton Village Academy?
- Clayton Village Academy has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Clayton Village Academy full?
- Clayton Village Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 191 on roll (91%), 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 Village Academy a faith school?
- No. Clayton Village Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Clayton Village Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Clayton Village Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Clayton Village Academy?
- Clayton Village Academy is part of IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Clayton Village Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 56% 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 Village Academy rank locally?
- Clayton Village Academy ranked 101st of 158 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% 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 Village Academy's absence rate?
- Clayton Village Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clayton Village Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clayton Village 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 3 September 2026.