Baildon Glen Primary School
Thompson Lane, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 7LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanna Jackson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Exceed Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 149093
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274582514
About this school
Baildon Glen Primary School is a primary academy in Shipley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 128 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 24 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 21% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 31% | 39% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 55% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 31% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 98.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Baildon Glen 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 | 50% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 21% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 155 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Baildon Glen Primary School compares
Baildon Glen Primary School ranked 157th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 6.6% | 50.3% | 128 | — |
| Wycliffe CofE Primary School | 49% | 4.7% | 21% | 318 | 0.5 miles |
| Sandal Primary School | 66% | 4.1% | 10.8% | 463 | 0.5 miles |
| Saltaire Primary School | 68% | 5% | 16.1% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 80% | 3.1% | 12.4% | 225 | 0.8 miles |
| Shipley CofE Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 25.4% | 213 | 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)
- 50.34%
- English as an additional language
- 17.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.61%
- Persistent absence
- 17.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wycliffe CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Sandal Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Saltaire Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Shipley CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Shipley
Other schools in Shipley
Baildon Glen Primary School ranks 12th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Shipley.
- Baildon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Academy Primary
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Hoyle Court Primary School Primary
- Low Ash Primary School Primary
- Saltaire Primary School Primary
- Sandal Primary School Primary
- Shipley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Wycliffe CofE Primary School Primary
- Hirst Wood Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Baildon Glen Primary School teach?
- Baildon Glen Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Shipley.
- Who is the headteacher of Baildon Glen Primary School?
- The headteacher of Baildon Glen Primary School is Miss Joanna Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Baildon Glen Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Baildon Glen 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 Baildon Glen Primary School?
- Baildon Glen Primary School has 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Baildon Glen Primary School full?
- Baildon Glen Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 128 on roll (61%), 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 Baildon Glen Primary School a faith school?
- No. Baildon Glen Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Baildon Glen Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Baildon Glen Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Baildon Glen Primary School?
- Baildon Glen Primary School is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Baildon Glen Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Baildon Glen Primary School rank locally?
- Baildon Glen Primary School ranked 157th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Baildon Glen Primary School's absence rate?
- Baildon Glen Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Baildon Glen Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Baildon Glen 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.