Blakehill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bradford
Blakehill Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 July 2022. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Highfield Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8QN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 421 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 July 2022
Strengths
- “Behaviour at Blakehill Primary School is exceptional.”
- “Staff ensure that pupils follow the three behaviour rules: ‘be ready, be respectful, be safe’.”
- “Pupils are highly engaged during lessons.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, leaders do not design assessment tasks well consistently.”
- “When this happens, teachers cannot identify and address pupils’ gaps precisely enough.”
- “However, some activities that children engage in are not planned or purposeful.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 October 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Bradford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- Thorpe Primary 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Swain House Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Parkland 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Cavendish Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Grove House Academy 0.8 mi Good