Idle

Summary

Idle (E02002201) is part of Bradford local authority (view on map). Idle has an approximate population of 12,000 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Idle neighbours Thackley & Esholt, Windhill, Wrose & Bolton Woods, Eccleshill, Ravenscliffe, and Calverley & Farsley North.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Idle is the 17th least deprived area in Bradford (out of 63) with 31% of children living in low-income families, compared to 52% across Bradford and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Idle, 20% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 34% in Bradford and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Idle % in Bradford % in England
Eligible for free school meals 20% 34% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 80% 66% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Idle, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Bradford, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Idle % in Bradford % in England
No special educational needs 83% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Idle, 17% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 58% in Bradford, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Idle % in Bradford % in England
White 82% 43% 67%
Asian 6% 44% 14%
Black 2% 4% 7%
Mixed 8% 7% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Idle with English as an additional language is 7%, compared with 34% in Bradford, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Idle % in Bradford % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 7% 34% 22%
Known or believed to be English 93% 66% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Idle has 14 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Idle
All childcare providers 14
Childminders 8
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Idle since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Idle has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Idle
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 5
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Idle since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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