Whetley Academy | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

466

Pupils · 2024/25

95%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

466

Pupils · 2024/25

95%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

466

Pupils · 2024/25

95%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBradford

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio28.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Whetley Academy · Primary · Bradford

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-4pp

54%45%36%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-5pp

5%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

18%

Writing expected standard

61%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

71%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

43%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

99.0

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

466

Pupil : teacher ratio

28.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

95%

FSM eligible

37%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

27%

Contact

Address

Whetley Lane, Girlington, Bradford, BD8 9HZ

Local authority

Bradford

Website

http://www.whetleyacademy.org.uk/

Telephone

01274422041

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	67%	18%	61%	0%	71%	17%	83%	43%	102.0	102.0	99.0	—	—	—	18%	466
2023/24	54%	5%	57%	18%	66%	9%	72%	18%	66%	49%	101.0	103.0	99.0	—	—	—	12%	501
2022/23	36%	0%	43%	13%	59%	0%	56%	10%	70%	33%	99.0	99.0	97.0	+0.40	+2.70	+2.10	12%	517
2018/19	44%	4%	48%	11%	65%	9%	60%	13%	68%	60%	98.0	101.0	100.0	+0.00	+2.80	+1.80	16%	555
2017/18	48%	5%	49%	10%	74%	18%	74%	12%	78%	68%	99.0	102.0	103.0	-0.60	+3.80	+2.90	20%	548
2016/17	38%	5%	38%	8%	74%	13%	66%	13%	58%	68%	99.0	103.0	106.0	-4.00	+0.90	-0.40	19%	591

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	466	33.7	18%	95%	37%	7%	27%
2023/24	501	—	12%	94%	40%	7%	25%
2022/23	517	25.5	12%	97%	42%	9%	31%
2021/22	573	23.4	11%	98%	41%	8%	30%
2020/21	506	18.0	9%	99%	31%	—	—
2018/19	555	22.6	16%	99%	29%	5%	16%
2017/18	548	22.4	20%	99%	30%	5%	15%
2016/17	591	22.1	19%	98%	33%	4%	13%