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Merlin Top Primary Academy

Primary

Bradford · Keighley · BD22 6HZ www.mta.northerneducationtrust.org

Pupils
331
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
331
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
331
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 10/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBradford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Merlin Top Primary Academy · Primary · Bradford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
82%
+12pp
82%73%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
11%
+11pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
331
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Local authority
Bradford
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2582%11%82%34%89%16%91%43%91%82%107.0108.0106.024%331
2023/2470%0%75%18%82%2%84%27%80%64%106.0106.0102.024%333
2022/2368%2%73%23%75%11%80%7%80%75%104.0103.0101.0+0.20+1.30+0.9019%346
2018/1963%2%70%14%67%9%65%16%63%67%101.0101.0102.0+1.90+2.60+1.0027%337
2017/1867%4%73%20%71%7%76%24%76%80%105.0104.0104.0+3.50+1.50+3.9040%350
2016/1747%0%53%12%65%0%63%7%67%56%101.0101.0101.0-2.70-0.60-2.2013%363

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2533128.024%16%55%6%18%
2023/2433325.624%16%59%6%16%
2022/2334629.719%16%61%6%17%
2021/2233220.718%14%62%6%22%
2020/2131718.524%13%59%
2018/1933718.627%17%59%4%10%
2017/1835017.940%18%62%4%10%
2016/1736318.213%18%63%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.