DISAPPOINTING results in reading, writing and maths has led to a Shipley primary school falling from "good" to "requiring improvement."

An Ofsted report into Shipley CofE Primary school was released today following a visit by inspectors last month.

The school is praised in many areas, including its leadership and the behaviour of pupils, but told it requires improvement for its quality of teaching, achievement of pupils and its early years provision.

However, the councillor responsible for children's services on Bradford Council said it was a well regarded school and that a single poor set of results could skew inspections.

The Otley Road school has around 250 pupils and the report says well over half of them speak English as an additional language.

Following the school's previous inspection in 2009, it was given a "good" rating.

The new report says: "The headteacher and deputy are dedicated to the school and ambitious for each pupil to achieve their potential. Together with governors and staff they share a common vision and are committed to high expectations for achievement, behaviour and continued improvement.

"Pupils are polite and considerate to each other. They are usually well engaged in their learning and eager to succeed."

However, it also adds: "While some teaching is outstanding, teaching is not consistently good enough in some classes to secure best possible progress for all groups of pupils.

"Since the previous inspection standards at the end of year two have been below average in reading writing and mathematics.

"At the end of year six standards fell below average in 2014, having been broadly average in previous years."

It says disadvantaged pupils did not make the progress, and by the end of year six in 2014 their attainment in reading, writing and maths was two and a half terms behind the national average.

Inspectors said the current year six pupils were making better progress.

On the early years' provision, the report says many children start with low skills for their age and many are at an early stage of speaking English. Although outcomes are low, they have improved in the past three years.

The recommendations from Ofsted include doing more to help disadvantaged and Pakistani heritage pupils, which make up around half the school population, to close the gap on attainment of other pupils.

Councillor Ralph Berry, the Council's executive member for Children's Services, said: "I expect the primary school partnership will be working with this school to make sure it gets back to good.

"Sometimes an inspection comes at a point on a school's journey to improvement. If the school is moving in the right direction I wouldn't want this report to become a stick to beat the school with."

Head teacher Philip Travis was unavailable for comment.