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Clayton Village Academy

  • Ofsted: Good in every area · Nov 2024
  • Ages 4 to 11
  • Bradford BD14
  • 191 pupils

In short: a primary academy, in a better-off part of the area. Ofsted's November 2024 inspection gave no overall grade and found 5 areas Good. Recent results and attendance are below average.

Young children sitting together at a classroom table
A red-brick school building under a blue sky

Eduscope rank score

How it ranks in England

A score out of 100 against schools of the same phase, from Ofsted, results and attendance.

DfE and Ofsted dataHow we work this out

Good to know

  • Strong areas. Ofsted's November 2024 inspection found 5 areas Good.
  • Every teacher qualified, with qualified teacher status.

Worth checking

  • Results below England. 56% met the standard. England: 62%.
  • Behind similar schools. It's ahead of about 16% of schools with a similar share on free school meals.
  • High absence. 1 in 5 children missed a lot of school in 2024-25 (England: 1 in 8).
Check my chances
  • Ofsted inspectedNov 2024Areas graded, 1 year ago
  • Met the standard at 1156%Bradford 60% · England 62%
  • Reception, 202623 of 23first choices got a place
  • Free school meals18%Bradford 30%
  • Pupils191Room for 210
  • Days missed6.9%About 13 days a year
Then and now

Ofsted inspected Nov 2024 · areas graded

Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement in 2013. 3 years later it was Good. Since then Ofsted has inspected it again and graded each area. Since September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.

Every Ofsted visit

Ofsted inspects every state school every few years. Choose a year to see what they found.

Rated Requires improvement in 2013, then Good at the next inspection in 2016.

Became an academy in April 2022. Earlier inspections are of Clayton Village Primary School.

What Ofsted found in November 2024

  • SafeguardingEffective
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Personal developmentGood
  • LeadershipGood
  • Early yearsGood
Read the 2024 report on Ofsted

Earlier visits

Other Ofsted documents (1)

Letters and checks that aren't inspections, such as academy conversions, complaints and desk assessments. They don't change the school's grade.

The four grades, in plain English

Outstanding
Much better than the minimum.
Good
Meets every standard well.
Requires improvement
Not yet good. Ofsted will be back soon.
Inadequate
Serious problems that must be fixed.
Results

How children do by age 11

At the end of Year 6, children take national tests (called SATs) in reading, writing and maths. Latest results: summer 2025.

About 6 in 10 children met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Expected standard means a child is ready for secondary school work in all three subjects. 2025 tests.

56 out of every 100 Year 6 children
Clayton Village56%
Bradford60%
England62%

25 pupils took these tests in 2025, so one child is about 4 percentage points.

Against 4,102 primary schools with a similar share of children on free school meals (13% to 23%), it's ahead of about 16% on the expected standard over recent years.

A girl reading a book on library stairs

Test scores, 2025

100 means the child met the standard. The highest possible is 120.

Reading104
England106
Maths102
England105

Grammar and spelling: 44% met the standard (England 73%).

Every result, year by yearEach England row is the figure for the same year.
20252024202320222021202020192018
Pupils tested253126–––2926
Met the expected standard56%55%42%–––66%69%
England62%61%60%65%64%
Higher standard0%0%0%–––7%12%
England8%8%8%11%10%
Reading score104102101–––104106
England106105105104105
Maths score10210298–––104103
England105104104105104
Grammar and spelling44%65%46%–––76%73%
England73%72%72%78%78%
Disadvantaged pupils599–––1216
Disadvantaged, expected standard–33%56%–––50%56%
England46%44%51%51%
Other pupils, expected standard–64%35%–––76%90%
England67%66%71%70%
Reading progress––+0.1–––+0.7+1.1
Writing progress––+0.1–––0+0.4
Maths progress––-2.3–––-0.5-0.2

The expected standard is the level the government expects at the end of Year 6, in reading, writing and maths together. The higher standard is well above it. Scores run from 80 to 120, and 100 meets the expected standard.

Disadvantaged pupils are those on free school meals in the last 6 years, or in care. Each group's England row is the same group across England. Small groups swing a lot from year to year, and a dash means DfE published no figure, often to protect small groups.

Progress compares children with others who started from the same point, and 0 is average. There are no scores after 2023, because the Year 2 tests they're measured from were cancelled in Covid.

Source: DfE, Find school and college performance data.

There were no national tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid. Tests came back in 2022, but DfE didn't publish school results for that year.

Clayton Village among primary schools in Bradford

Each dot is one school, placed by the share of children meeting the expected standard.

Bradford 60%England 62%20%40%60%80%100%Knowleswood Primary School: 20%Fagley Primary School: 27%Baildon Glen Primary School: 29%Carrwood Primary School: 30%Shirley Manor Primary School: 33%Crossley Hall Academy: 33%Oldfield Primary School: 33%Oakworth Primary School: 35%Meadow Bank Community School: 37%Long Lee Primary School: 39%Ley Top Primary School: 40%Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery: 40%Eastwood Community School: 41%Co-op Academy Princeville: 41%Lidget Green Academy: 41%Iqra Primary Academy: 42%Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery: 42%Clayton St John CofE Primary School: 43%Shipley CofE Primary School: 43%St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School: 44%Parkwood Primary School: 44%Worthinghead Primary School: 45%Thornton Primary School: 45%Carlton Mills: 45%Hill Top CofE Primary School: 46%Christ Church Church of England Academy: 46%Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 46%Girlington Primary School: 47%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 47%Bradford Academy: 48%Green Lane Primary School: 48%The Academy At St. James: 49%Wycliffe CofE Primary School: 49%Peel Park Primary School and Nursery: 50%Ryecroft Primary Academy: 50%Whetley Academy: 50%Horton Grange Primary School: 50%Reevy Hill Primary School: 50%Cavendish Primary School: 50%Shibden Head Primary Academy: 51%High Crags Primary Leadership Academy: 51%St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 51%Beckfoot Nessfield: 51%St Stephen's CofE Primary School: 52%Denholme Primary School: 52%Southmere Primary Academy: 52%Lapage Primary School and Nursery: 53%Poplars Farm Primary School: 54%St Paul's CofE Primary School: 54%St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy: 54%Westminster Church of England Primary Academy: 54%Horton Park Primary School: 54%Dixons Allerton Academy: 55%Westbourne Primary School: 55%Margaret McMillan Primary School: 55%Cullingworth Village Primary School: 55%Co-op Academy Penny Oaks: 55%St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery: 56%Clayton Village: 56%Stocks Lane Primary School: 57%Ingrow Primary School: 57%Russell Hall Primary School: 57%Myrtle Park Primary: 57%Home Farm Primary School: 57%St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 57%Swain House Primary School: 58%Addingham Primary School: 58%The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School: 58%Holycroft Primary School: 58%Woodside Academy: 58%St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 58%Wibsey Primary School: 60%Idle CofE Primary School: 60%Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy: 60%St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 60%St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 60%Wellington Primary School: 61%Low Moor CofE Primary School: 61%Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School: 61%Our Lady of Victories Catholic School: 62%Atlas Community Primary School: 62%Cottingley Village Primary School: 62%Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School: 63%Dixons Music Primary: 63%Victoria Primary School: 63%Wilsden Primary School: 63%Appleton Academy: 63%Frizinghall Primary School: 64%Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School: 64%Dixons Manningham Academy: 64%Laycock Academy: 64%Holybrook Primary School: 64%Co-op Academy Parkland: 65%St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 65%Miriam Lord Primary School: 65%Newby Primary School: 66%Sandal Primary School: 66%Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy: 66%Ashlands Primary School: 66%Stanbury Village School: 67%Killinghall Primary School: 67%Oxenhope CofE Primary School: 67%Worth Valley Primary School: 67%Grove House Academy: 67%Saltaire Primary School: 68%Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery: 68%St Luke's CofE Primary School: 69%Farnham Academy: 69%St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 69%Ben Rhydding Primary School: 69%Low Ash Primary School: 70%St Anne's Catholic Primary School: 70%St Philip's CofE Primary School: 70%Haworth Primary School: 70%Lilycroft Primary School: 70%All Saints CofE Primary School: 70%Menston Primary School: 70%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 71%Greengates Primary Academy: 71%St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 71%Thorpe Primary: 71%Bowling Park Primary School: 71%Silsden Primary School: 72%Eldwick Primary School: 73%Steeton Primary School: 73%Hoyle Court Primary School: 73%Blakehill Primary School: 75%Copthorne Primary School: 75%Byron Primary School: 75%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 75%Lady Royd Primary School: 75%Sandy Lane Primary School: 76%Crossflatts Primary School: 76%St John's CofE Primary School: 76%Lower Fields Primary Academy: 76%Foxhill Primary School: 77%Newhall Park Primary School: 77%Dixons Marchbank Primary: 77%Eastburn Primary School: 77%Farfield Primary and Nursery School: 79%Brackenhill Primary School: 79%Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School: 79%Lees Primary School: 79%Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy: 79%Thackley Primary School: 80%St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 80%Hollingwood Academy: 80%Marshfield Primary: 80%Burley Oaks Primary School: 80%Keelham Primary School: 81%Beckfoot Heaton Primary: 81%All Saints' CofE Primary School: 82%Merlin Top Primary Academy: 82%Bankfoot Primary School: 83%East Morton CofE Primary School: 83%St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 88%Harden Primary School: 89%Lift Feversham: 90%Baildon Church of England Primary School: 90%Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy: 92%Clayton Village 56%
Clayton Village is higher than 57 of 159 other Bradford state primary schools in 2025.
Getting in

Could your child get a place?

In 2026 every family who put Clayton Village first got a place.

70 families applied and 27 were offered Reception places

Families list several schools, so this counts every family who listed it, not only those who put it first. 23 families put it first, and all of them got a place.

● 27 places: each figure is about 10

Over the last 3 rounds, 75 of 75 families who put it first got a place (100%). In 2026, 4 of the 27 places went to families who put it lower or didn't list it, because they came first under the admissions rules. Room for 210 suggests about 30 places a year. The exact number is in the school's admissions policy.

Demand has fallen sharply in 12 years

Applications each year. The black line is how many places were offered.

ApplicationsPlaces offered

Who gets a place first

When there are more children than places, most schools give places in an order like this. Check the school's own policy.

  1. 1Children in care, or who used to be
  2. 2Children with a brother or sister already at the school
  3. 3Everyone else, closest first

How close do you need to live? Ask the council for Bradford for the last distance offered. Many councils publish it each year, but there's no national file, so we don't hold it.

If you don't get a place: you can appeal. In Bradford, 18 of the 81 appeals heard for places from September 2025 succeeded. Across England, 15% did.

A parent walking two children along the pavement
Three children with backpacks crossing a street

Applying for September 2027

These dates are for the next round. The figures above are for children who started in September 2026.

  • Now

    Open days run in the autumn. Ask the school for dates.

  • 15 Jan 2027

    Deadline to apply to the council for Bradford.

  • 16 Apr 2027

    Offers day. You'll hear from the council.

  • Sep 2027

    Your child starts Reception.

Applications and offers, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Applications70787297113118105111110123114117120
First choices23262642313129373620281616
Offers made27262630303030303028303030
Offers to first choices23262628262827292820281616
First choices who got a place100%100%100%67%84%90%93%78%78%100%100%100%100%
England92%93%93%93%92%92%90%91%91%90%88%88%88%

Each year is the September children started. A first choice is a family who put the school first on their form. Offers are those made on national offer day, so later moves aren't counted. They can differ from the school's full number of places, which is in its admissions policy.

Source: DfE, Applications and offers.

Figures up to 2022 include Clayton Village Primary School, the school it replaced.

Day to day

Life at Clayton Village

The average child misses about 13 days a year

That's 6.9% of the school year, for any reason including illness. And 1 in 5 children (20%) missed at least 1 day in 10, which counts as persistently absent. Bradford: 16%. England, primary schools: about 13%.

In schoolMissed

1% of pupils were suspended at least once in 2024/25

3 suspensions in all, 1.6 for every 100 pupils. Across England, similar schools: 1.1%. No permanent exclusions.

Before and after schoolWe don't hold club times. Ask the school.

Pupils

Who goes to Clayton Village

A steady school: 206 pupils in 2018, 191 now.

Year 6, in darker blue, is the year group that sits the tests at 11.
Children in front of a bookshelf

Ethnic background

59% White British · 20% Pakistani · 7% Indian · 3% Mixed Other · 11% in smaller groups

  • 18.3%

    Free school meals

    Children from lower-income families. The school gets extra money to support them.

    Bradford29.6%

  • 13.1%

    English as an additional language

    Children who speak another language at home. It says nothing about how well they speak English.

    Bradford40%

  • 20.4%

    Special educational needs

    Children with special educational needs, with or without an EHC plan.

    Main needs recorded (pupils)

    • Social, emotional and mental health13
    • Speech, language and communication11
    • Autism7

    Bradford19.4%

  • 7.9%

    EHC plan

    Children with a legal plan for more complex needs (an Education, Health and Care plan).

Pupils and attendance, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Pupils on roll191193202200207216–215206––––
Days missed–6.9%7.4%7.7%7.7%5.1%–4.3%4.8%4.4%4.8%4.5%5.2%
England5.2%5.5%5.9%6.3%3.7%4%4.2%4%4%4%3.9%
Often absent–19.7%22.2%22.7%22.8%13.2%–8.9%11.2%12.3%10.7%11.9%15.7%
England13%14.5%16.2%17.7%8.8%8.2%8.7%8.3%8.2%8.4%8%

Each year is the school year ending that summer, so 2025 means 2024-25. Days missed is the share of school sessions missed for any reason. Often absent is the share of pupils missing at least 1 day in 10.

Source: DfE, school census and pupil absence.

Attendance for 2026 isn't published yet.

2021 attendance was shaped by Covid, so read it with care.

There are no 2020 figures: Covid stopped the attendance count, and we don't hold that year's pupil numbers.

Our pupil numbers start in 2018.

Figures up to 2022 include Clayton Village Primary School, the school it replaced.

Open day

What to ask when you visit

Based on what the data says about Clayton Village. Take this list with you.

  1. 1“What did Ofsted say on its November 2024 visit?”The Good grade is from 2016. The newer report is the best guide to the school today.
  2. 2“What are you doing about attendance?”1 in 5 children missed at least 1 day in 10 in 2024-25.
  3. 3“How do you support children who need extra help?”20.4% of pupils have special educational needs here.
Nearby

Other primary schools nearby

Popular schools fill up, so it's wise to list more than one. Here's how Clayton Village compares with its neighbours.

See all Bradford primaries
Ofsted: Good in every areaYou're here

Clayton Village Academy

BD14 6AD · Academy Converter · 191 pupils

Met the standard
56%
Days missed
6.9%
Pupils per teacher
18.0
Ofsted: Good in every area

Clayton St John CofE Primary School

BD14 6DD · Academy · Primary · Ages 3–11

Met the standard
43%
Days missed
7.0%
Pupils per teacher
19.0
Ofsted: Good

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

BD14 6HW · Academy · Primary · Ages 3–11

Met the standard
71%
Days missed
4.6%
Pupils per teacher
23.0
Ofsted: Good

Hollingwood Academy

BD7 4BE · Academy · Primary · Ages 3–11

Met the standard
80%
Days missed
7.3%
Pupils per teacher
27.1

Keep an eye on Clayton Village

We'll email you when there's a new Ofsted report, new results or new admissions figures. Nothing else.

Staff and money

Teachers, and what the school spends

1 teacher for every 18 children

Children per teacher across the whole school, not class size. Bradford: 21.2. England, primary schools: 20.7. Counting teaching assistants and other support staff, there's 1 adult for every 8 children.

Average class: 27 children.

10.6teachers (full-time equivalent)
12.4teaching assistants
100%of teachers fully qualified
Pupils in a classroom while their teacher presents
Staff, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011
Pupils per teacher1816.621.319.617.522.521.822.421.521.516.819.115.720.719.120.7
England20.720.820.820.720.620.620.920.920.920.620.520.420.520.520.520.5
Teachers (full-time)10.611.69.510.211.89.69.79.69.69.61210.413.211.212.612.2
Teaching assistants12.413.59.811.112.913.415.911.910.511.611.110118.99.1–
Qualified teachers100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%92%100%100%100%100%100%

Each year is the November staff count of that school year, so 2025 means 2024-25. Pupils per teacher covers the whole school, not class size. Full-time counts two half-time teachers as one. Qualified means holding qualified teacher status.

Source: DfE, School workforce in England.

Figures up to 2022 include Clayton Village Primary School, the school it replaced.

£7,181 spent on each child a year

2024 to 2025. Up from £5,660 in 2015. Bradford: £6,695. England, primary schools, 2024-25: £7,039.

  • Staff (teachers, assistants and others)£6,29088%
  • Buildings and grounds£3996%
  • Everything else: books, IT, food, supplies£4927%
Money in
£7,694
Spent
£7,181

These are the school's own accounts, not the whole of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust. They leave out what the trust spends centrally, so compare with other schools with care. In 2024-25 it took in £99,000 more than it spent (£513 per pupil). Money left over goes into its reserves.

Money per pupil, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Spending£7,181£6,228£6,115–£5,324£5,591£5,438£5,593£5,384£5,591£5,660
England£7,039£6,588£6,167£5,397£5,306£5,126£5,058£5,066
Income£7,694£6,718£6,545–£5,638£5,699£5,284£5,688£5,381£5,501£5,763
Staff costs£6,290£5,203£4,565–£4,172£4,198£3,911£3,882£3,804––
Buildings and grounds£399£450£365–£192£221£264£258£281––
Reserves––£155–£628£321£209£379£284£293£388

Each year is the financial year ending in that year. Per pupil means the year's total divided by the number of pupils. These are day-to-day figures: big building projects aren't counted.

Blank reserves mean DfE's file shows nothing for the school that year. Trusts don't always report reserves school by school.

Source: DfE, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

The basics

School details

Ages
4 to 11
Type
Academy, run by a trust
Academy trust
Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Size
191 pupils, 210 places
Headteacher
Mrs Heidi Rahim
Opened
April 2022
Council
Bradford
Address
John Street, Clayton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD14 6AD
School number (URN)
148869 · See it on the government register
Questions

Questions parents ask

Is Clayton Village Academy a good school?

Ofsted's November 2024 inspection gave no overall grade and found 5 areas Good. In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% across England. Visit, and read the latest inspection report.

What is Clayton Village Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted's November 2024 inspection gave no overall grade and found 5 areas Good. The full report on Ofsted's website explains what it does well and what it needs to improve.

What are Clayton Village Academy's SATs results?

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% across England. 0% reached the higher standard, against 7% in Bradford and 8% across England. Its average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 102 in maths, where 100 is the expected standard.

How does Clayton Village Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?

56% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2025. That puts it joint 102nd of 160 mainstream state primary schools in Bradford with published results that year.

How hard is it to get a place?

In 2026, 70 families applied and 27 were offered Reception places, and 23 families put it as their first choice. Every family who put it first got a place that year.

Does Clayton Village have a nursery?

Our data doesn't show a nursery class. Ask the school about places for younger children.

Is it a faith school?

No, it doesn't have a religious character.

Why is absence high?

20% of children missed at least 1 day in 10, which counts as persistently absent. Absence went up across England after Covid. Ask the school what it's doing about it.

How do you work out the Eduscope rank score?

We compare the school with others of the same phase across England on its latest Ofsted inspection, results and attendance, and turn that into a score out of 100. The weights are on our methodology page. Admissions, staff and money aren't part of it.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce, academy accounts, admissions statistics, Ofsted and ISI. Photos are stand-ins. School details and inspections checked against official records on 5 November 2026.

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