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Cullingworth Village Primary School

  • Ofsted: Good · Dec 2012
  • Ages 4 to 11
  • Bradford BD13
  • 311 pupils

In short: a popular, growing primary academy, in a better-off part of the area. Ofsted rated it Good, but that was in 2012. Recent results are below average, and attendance is above average.

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

Good to know

  • Good at its last graded inspection.
  • In demand. In 2026, 50 families put it first and 42 of them got a place. It made 45 Reception offers in all.
  • Good attendance. 8% of children are often absent. Bradford: 16%.

Worth checking

  • Old grade. The Good rating is from 2012, before Covid.
  • Results below England. 55% met the standard. England: 62%.
  • Hard to get into. 50 families put it first, and it made 45 offers.
Check my chances
  • OfstedGoodDec 2012, 13 years ago
  • Met the standard at 1155%Bradford 60% · England 62%
  • Reception, 202642 of 50first choices got a place
  • Free school meals14%Bradford 30%
  • Pupils311Room for 315
  • Days missed3.9%About 7 days a year
Then and now

Good in 2012. What's changed since?

Ofsted rated the school Good in 2008. 4 years later it was still Good. Since then it has had two shorter, ungraded visits, so there's no new grade.

Every Ofsted visit

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

Good or better at both graded inspections since 2008.

Became an academy in September 2018. Earlier inspections are of Cullingworth Village Primary School.

What Ofsted found in December 2012

  • LeadershipGood
  • Quality of teachingGood
  • Achievement of pupilsGood
  • Behaviour and safety of pupilsOutstanding
Read the 2012 report on Ofsted
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.

55 out of every 100 Year 6 children
Cullingworth Village55%
Bradford60%
England62%

47 pupils took these tests in 2025, so one child is about 2 percentage points.

Against 4,622 primary schools with a similar share of children on free school meals (9% to 19%), it's ahead of about 62% 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.

Reading105
England106
Maths105
England105

Grammar and spelling: 79% met the standard (England 73%).

Every result, year by yearEach England row is the figure for the same year.
20252024202320222021202020192018
Pupils tested474739–––3131
Met the expected standard55%72%79%–––74%65%
England62%61%60%65%64%
Higher standard6%11%10%–––3%13%
England8%8%8%11%10%
Reading score105106107–––105104
England106105105104105
Maths score105106108–––107102
England105104104105104
Grammar and spelling79%83%87%–––87%77%
England73%72%72%78%78%
Disadvantaged pupils9813–––612
Disadvantaged, expected standard44%50%54%–––50%33%
England47%46%44%51%51%
Other pupils, expected standard58%77%92%–––80%84%
England69%67%66%71%70%
Reading progress––-0.2–––+1.1-0.1
Writing progress––+0.9–––+0.5+0.7
Maths progress––+2.1–––+2.4-1.4

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.

Cullingworth 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%Co-op Academy Penny Oaks: 55%Cullingworth Village: 55%Clayton Village Academy: 56%St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery: 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%Cullingworth Village 55%
Cullingworth Village is higher than 52 of 159 other Bradford state primary schools in 2025.
Getting in

Could your child get a place?

In 2026 some families who put Cullingworth Village first didn't get a place.

115 families applied and 45 were offered Reception places

Families list several schools, so this counts every family who listed it, not only those who put it first. 50 families put it first, and 8 of them didn't get a place.

● 45 places: each figure is about 10◌ 8 first choices without a place

Over the last 3 rounds, 121 of 131 families who put it first got a place (92%). In 2026, 3 of the 45 places went to families who put it lower or didn't list it, because they came first under the admissions rules. Room for 315 suggests about 45 places a year. The exact number is in the school's admissions policy.

Demand has stayed steady 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
Applications115104100112127138141121133131113147114
First choices50453639544954495850384838
Offers made45454145454545454545434543
Offers to first choices42433639454545434445384338
First choices who got a place84%96%100%100%83%92%83%88%76%90%100%90%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 2018 include Cullingworth Village Primary School, the school it replaced.

Day to day

Life at Cullingworth Village

The average child misses about 7 days a year

That's 3.9% of the school year, for any reason including illness. And 1 in 13 children (8%) missed at least 1 day in 10, which counts as persistently absent. Bradford: 16%. England, primary schools: about 13%.

In schoolMissed

No pupils were suspended in 2024/25

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 Cullingworth Village

A growing school: 275 pupils in 2018, 311 now.

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

Ethnic background

86% White British · 3% White & Black Caribbean · 3% Pakistani · 2% White Other · 6% in smaller groups

  • 13.5%

    Free school meals

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

    Bradford29.6%

  • 7.4%

    English as an additional language

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

    Bradford40%

  • 17%

    Special educational needs

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

    Main needs recorded (pupils)

    • Social, emotional and mental health17
    • Speech, language and communication16
    • Autism6

    Bradford19.4%

  • 4.2%

    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 roll311307320315318315–295275––––
Days missed–3.9%3.9%4.7%5.2%3.3%–4.3%4.1%3.7%3.6%4.1%3.5%
England5.2%5.5%5.9%6.3%3.7%4%4.2%4%4%4%3.9%
Often absent–7.9%8.4%10.1%11.3%8.3%–7.6%8.4%6.8%6.6%8.6%4.2%
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 2018 include Cullingworth Village Primary School, the school it replaced.

Open day

What to ask when you visit

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

  1. 1“What did Ofsted say on its December 2022 visit?”The Good grade is from 2012. The newer report is the best guide to the school today.
  2. 2“How will you use the money in reserve?”The school had £168,000 saved at the last count, or £206,309 adjusted for its share of its trust's central reserves.
  3. 3“How do you support children who need extra help?”17% 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 Cullingworth Village compares with its neighbours.

See all Bradford primaries
Ofsted: GoodYou're here

Cullingworth Village Primary School

BD13 5DA · Academy Converter · 311 pupils

Met the standard
55%
Days missed
3.9%
Pupils per teacher
25.5
Ofsted: Good

Denholme Primary School

BD13 4AY · Academy · Primary · Ages 3–11

Met the standard
52%
Days missed
7.7%
Pupils per teacher
19.2
Ofsted: Good

Harden Primary School

BD16 1LJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4–11

Met the standard
89%
Days missed
2.9%
Pupils per teacher
24.7
Ofsted: Good

Lees Primary School

BD22 9DL · Academy · Primary · Ages 5–11

Met the standard
79%
Days missed
4.9%
Pupils per teacher
19.7

Keep an eye on Cullingworth 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 26 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 11 children.

Average class: 28 children.

12.2teachers (full-time equivalent)
16teaching 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 teacher25.525.224.921.922.72521.824.621.222.119.922.924.428.924.823.3
England20.720.820.820.720.620.620.920.920.920.620.520.420.520.520.520.5
Teachers (full-time)12.212.212.814.41412.613.9121311.5129.98.77.68.89.4
Teaching assistants1612.811.81210.710.59.81110.111.610.310.910.98.28.1–
Qualified teachers100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%98%100%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 2018 include Cullingworth Village Primary School, the school it replaced.

£5,808 spent on each child a year

2024 to 2025. Up from £4,654 in 2015. Bradford: £6,695. England, primary schools, 2024-25: £7,039.

  • Staff (teachers, assistants and others)£4,70781%
  • Buildings and grounds£2805%
  • Everything else: books, IT, food, supplies£82114%
Money in
£6,218
Spent
£5,808

These are the school's own accounts, not the whole of Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust. They leave out what the trust spends centrally, so compare with other schools with care. In 2024-25 it took in £126,000 more than it spent (£410 per pupil). Money left over goes into its reserves.

The school had £168,000 saved (£547 per pupil) in 2025. Adjusted for its share of its trust's central reserves, that's £206,309. Reserves are for a rainy day, but they're meant to benefit pupils. Worth asking how they'll be used.

Money per pupil, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Spending£5,808£5,131£5,168£4,720£4,302£4,439–£4,612£4,751£4,694£4,654
England£7,039£6,588£6,167£5,758£5,397£5,306£5,058£5,066
Income£6,218£5,638£5,232£4,862£4,667£4,611–£4,573£4,712£4,761£4,522
Staff costs£4,707£4,088£4,111£3,692£3,521£3,525–£3,482£3,590––
Buildings and grounds£280£256£254£211£210£241–£193£206––
Reserves£547£541£254£368£425£221–£129£182£237£178

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.

Source: DfE, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

The basics

School details

Ages
4 to 11
Type
Academy, run by a trust
Academy trust
Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Size
311 pupils, 315 places
Headteacher
Mrs Cathy Isaac
Opened
September 2018
Council
Bradford
Address
New School Lane, Off Halifax Road, Cullingworth, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 5DA
Phone
01535 273839
Website
www.cullingworth.bradford.sch.uk
School number (URN)
146049 · See it on the government register
Questions

Questions parents ask

Is Cullingworth Village Primary School a good school?

Ofsted rated it Good in December 2012. That's a while ago. In 2025, 55% 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 Cullingworth Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated it Good in December 2012. That's a while ago. Ofsted no longer gives one overall grade, so its next inspection will give a report card that grades each area. The full report on Ofsted's website explains what it does well and what it needs to improve.

What are Cullingworth Village Primary School's SATs results?

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% across England. 6% reached the higher standard, against 7% in Bradford and 8% across England. Its average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 105 in maths, where 100 is the expected standard.

How does Cullingworth Village Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?

55% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2025. That puts it joint 104th of 160 mainstream state primary schools in Bradford with published results that year.

How hard is it to get a place?

In 2026, 115 families applied and 45 were offered Reception places, and 50 families put it as their first choice. Not every family who put it first got a place, so list more than one school.

Does Cullingworth 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.

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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