Schools in Shipley

About schools in Shipley

Shipley lists 14 schools, most of them primary schools. One school here provides for children with additional needs. One nursery school takes the youngest children before they start primary.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find each primary school's key stage 2 scores. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

65%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 12 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Hirst Wood Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools12

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Baildon Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• Baildon Glen Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Christ Church Church of England Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• High Crags Primary Leadership Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Hoyle Court Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Low Ash Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Saltaire Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Sandal Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Shipley CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Wycliffe CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  49%

  expected standard

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Bradford Alternative Provision Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in Shipley

How many schools does Shipley have?

OfferDay lists 14 schools in Shipley, including twelve primary schools and one nursery school.

Who inspects schools in Shipley?

Every school in Shipley is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Shipley ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Shipley where the Department for Education has published results, by their key stage 2 scores. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.