Chellow Heights Special School

Community special school · Ages 2–11 · Bradford

Chellow Heights Special School is a special school in Bradford for ages 2–11. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 June 2023.

Key facts

Address: Thorn Lane, Bingley Road, Chellow Heights School Thorn Lane, Bingley Road, Bradford, BD9 6AL
Type: Community special school
Ages: 2–11
Council: Bradford
Pupils on roll: 269 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 51.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 7.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Good Inspected 13 June 2023

“Chellow Heights Special School is a place for ‘safe, happy, learning’.”
“Leaders ensure that the school sites are well equipped.”
“Pupils follow a range of education pathways that support their learning needs.”

“Some parts are more developed than others.”
“However, leaders’ quality assurance systems are not fully embedded.”
“This makes it difficult to completely check the quality of learning across the school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	0%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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