Low Ash Primary SchoolSt Anthony's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shipley.

Summary of the comparison

Low Ash Primary School and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Shipley.

  • Low Ash Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Low Ash Primary School was judged Good and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Low Ash Primary School and 88.0% for St Anthony's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Low Ash Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Low Ash Primary School versus St Anthony's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ShipleyLow Ash Primary SchoolShipleySt Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking36th of 156 in Bradford 23rd of 156 in Bradford Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll474 112
Capacity420 140
LocationShipley, BD18 1AA Shipley, BD18 1HD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% 88.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard5.0% 25.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census474 112
Free school meals (ever 6)17.2% 35.7%
English as an additional language3.8% 17.9%
SEN support7.6% 25.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure4.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.0% Stronger figure16.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Low Ash Primary School

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

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