Merlin Top Primary Academy

School Name: Merlin Top Primary Academy
Address: Braithwaite Avenue
Town/City: Keighley
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: BD22 6HZ
Telephone Number: 01535 210028
Website: www.mta.northerneducationtrust.org

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Northern Education Trust
Sponsor: Northern Education Trust

Principal: Mrs Kiara Grove
Capacity: 315
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 343 (46% boys & 54% girls)
Enrollment: 109% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 55.1%

• VI - Visual Impairment
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

URN: 139229
DfE Number: 380/2014
UKPRN: 10040082
UPRN: 10024349945
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Bradford (E08000032)
Constituency: Keighley and Ilkley (E14001308)
Electoral Ward: Keighley West (E05016470)

Easting & Northing: 404641E, 441362N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 52' 8.71" N 1° 55' 50.76" W
Plus Code: 9C5WV399+JM

DfE Record: View record

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• Kearsley Academy
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• The Ferns Primary Academy
• Hilton Primary Academy
• Mount Pellon Primary Academy
• Dyke House Sports and Technology College
• The Grangefield Academy
• The Oak Tree Academy
• The Blyth Academy
• Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy
• Abbey Park Academy
• Norton Primary Academy
• Essa Primary Academy
• Kirk Balk Academy
• Thorp Academy
• Manor Community Academy
• Badger Hill Academy
• Whitecliffe Academy
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• Thornaby Academy
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