Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · Bradford · BD10 0QA · URN 148256

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-09-27Cohort 180Roman CatholicNon-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 24

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 162 schools in Bradford

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
46%
Bradford 59.9%England 61%
13.9 percentage points below the area average of 59.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
4%
Bradford 6.5%England 8%
2.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
100
Bradford 104.66England 105
4.7 below the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
101
Bradford 103.94England 105
2.9 below the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
99
Bradford 104.33England 105
5.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
13%
Bradford 24.7%England 32%
11.7 percentage points below the area average of 24.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
54%
Bradford 72.6%
18.6 percentage points below the area average of 72.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
50%
Bradford 70.1%
20.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
63%
Bradford 71.3%
8.3 percentage points below the area average of 71.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
24
Bradford 48
24 below the area average of 48
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Bradford	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	46% Bradford 59.9%England 61%	13.9 percentage points below the area average of 59.9	15 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	4% Bradford 6.5%England 8%	2.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5	4 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	100 Bradford 104.66England 105	4.7 below the area average of 104.7	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	101 Bradford 103.94England 105	2.9 below the area average of 103.9	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	99 Bradford 104.33England 105	5.3 below the area average of 104.3	6 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	13% Bradford 24.7%England 32%	11.7 percentage points below the area average of 24.7	19 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	54% Bradford 72.6%	18.6 percentage points below the area average of 72.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	50% Bradford 70.1%	20.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	63% Bradford 71.3%	8.3 percentage points below the area average of 71.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	24 Bradford 48	24 below the area average of 48	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bradford · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 36.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 41.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 21.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 13% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 4% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 46% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 69.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Common questions about Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Requires improvement at its inspection on 27/09/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bradford, postcode BD10 0QA (URN 148256).
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