Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolCavendish Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School and Cavendish Primary School are primary schools in Bradford.

  • Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Cavendish Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cavendish Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Cavendish 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 46.0% for Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School and 50.0% for Cavendish Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School versus Cavendish Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BradfordOur Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolBradfordCavendish Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF33/100D52/100Stronger figure
Local ranking144th of 155 in Bradford 141st of 155 in Bradford Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll180 456
Capacity210 420
LocationBradford, BD10 0QA Bradford, BD2 2DU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 50.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 102.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census194 447
Free school meals (ever 6)36.6% 50.6%
English as an additional language36.6% 13.0%
SEN support14.9% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.2% Stronger figure7.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.0% 23.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School

Cavendish Primary School

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