Our Rockets Pathway (EYFS) have welcomed lots of new little faces to our academy this term! 

They’ve settled in so well, and are making the most of all the opportunities here at Co-op Academy Delius! As you can see by these photos of some of our Rockets pupils, they are having an absolute blast! 

Coming to big school is a big step, but we’ve been blown away by the confidence our pupils have shown, and the amazing relationships they’re already making with lots of new people across our academy!

Here’s to the start of an exciting learning journey at Co-op Academy Delius! 

What a Stunning Start we had! 

Each term we have a different topic, and at the start of every topic we have a 'Stunning Start' day. On this day we have lots of learning opportunities set up to really kick off the topic with excitement, and for our teachers to be able to find out what our pupils already know.

Our topics this term are:
EYFS - Rhyme Time: Can you find the rhyme?
Lower Primary - Stories from around the World: Where does the story come from?
Upper Primary - Powerful Poems: Where will the poem take you?

Our Sensory Room (BD3) and Soft Play Room (BD7) were turned into a collection of Nursery Rhymes! We had everything from Humpty Dumpty to Old McDonald and Ten Green Bottles! Our pupils loved signing along to the rhymes, with some leading the singing themselves! 

One of our stories this term is The Enormous Turnip - and our pupils had a go at planting their own turnip seeds and exploring a vegetable patch. They then had to pulllllllll the Enormous Turnip out in a game of tug of war!

One of our poems this term is 'The Morning Rush', and details some of the activities we have to do to get ready on a morning. Our pupils followed this poem and getting ready in the morning rush! They washed their faced, brushed teeth, and combed their hair ready for the day ahead!

We had a blast at the 'Open Mic Night' where pupils were building their confidence performing short poems to their peers! 

At the end of this term we will have a 'Fabulous Finish' - another special day that takes place at the end of every term, where we show off just what we have learnt!

We had the best time on our Year 6 Residential! 

Each year our Year 6’s go on a Residential to Nell Bank. There’s lots to get involved with, from team building and problem solving games, to the best playgrounds and even den building & pond dipping!

For most of our pupils this is their first time away from their parents and care givers, especially over night, so everyone can be a little nervous. But as soon as we’re there the nerves are gone, and the fun begins!! We are so proud of how well our pupils do - what a special experience, just for them! 

Dear Parents, Staff and wider community

Consultation on a proposed expansion of Co-op Academy Delius

Co-op Academy Delius and Co-op Academy Princeville schools submitted a proposal to Bradford Local Authority (LA) in the autumn term with a view to expanding the Published Admissions number (PAN) at Delius using part of Princeville’s building to do so. The LA support the proposal and now we are consulting with stakeholders.

Rationale

This proposal is motivated by the following factors:

1. As a trust, we are keen to work with the local authority to ensure pupils with SEND in Bradford have the best possible education. We understand that the city is facing increasing sufficiency challenges due to the growing number of pupils requiring specialist provision. We would like to be a part of the solution. Although investment will be needed to expand Delius, this will be far more cost effective than sending pupils out of the area. We believe that the expansion of Co-op Academy Delius is the best solution for us as a trust, the local authority and, most importantly, the children of Bradford.

2. Co-op Academy Delius is a high performing school. We were inspected in September 2023 (section 8, ungraded) and the school was judged to remain Good. We are confident that additional pupils would benefit from an excellent offer at Delius.

3. Increasing demand for places at Co-op Academy Delius has led to a high volume of tribunals for school leaders to respond to.Tribunals frequently result in the direction for leaders to take pupils with immediate effect, resulting in Delius having much higher numbers on role than PAN, which, in turn could compromise the educational offer. A planned expansion would provide increased places for pupils in an excellent primary specialist setting.

4. Co-op Academy Princeville once had three forms of entry. When the current school building was built, the number on roll was much bigger than it is now. This means that there is the potential to allocate space within the building to Co-op Academy Delius.

5. Co-op Academy Delius is already co-located on the site of Co-op Academy Princeville, 38 pupils are educated in what was previously a Children’s Centre. Delius already have senior leaders, a site team and administrators on site and are used to working across their BD3 and BD7 sites.

Proposal

It is Co-op Academies Trust’s proposal that for September 2025, due to the reduced roll at Co-op Academy Princeville there is an expansion of Co-op Academy Delius. We propose that, with refurbishment, Co-op Academy Delius would increase the pupil roll by an additional 40 pupils across 5 classrooms with additional space for provision/sensory spaces etc.

The proposal, if it went ahead, would see the Resource Provision currently housed at Co-op Academy Princeville close, to give Co-op Academy Delius room to expand their current provision. Co-op Delius are currently located within the school site of Co-op Academy Princeville and share facilities at the school. The proposal will see the Resourced Provision moved to a neighbouring school Lidget Green. As the local authority, staff and manage this provision, all staff will move over to the Lidget Green School to ensure continuity for the children.

Staggered start

To enable a smooth transition and necessary recruitment, we are proposing a staggered increase of pupil numbers resulting in an additional 40 pupils being on roll by Summer 2026.

On Saturday we headed to watch a Bradford City match! 

We were kindly given tickets by Bradford City AFC for our families to come and watch the game. Bradford City AFC donated 20 shirts for our performance at St George’s Hall! Our signing choir will be singing ‘Take me home’ by The Good Citizens , we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been learning! 

What a day, great memories were made for all, and once again, we came together as a community!

We are the City of Culture 2025  Today we held an opening day to introduce the exciting plans we have for the year ahead! 

To kick off, we had lots going on around school: 

  The Sound of Bradford - this was an opportunity to dive into the vibrant sounds from Bradford! From rock and folk, to Bhangra and baseline - pupils made choices, played along and commented on their favourite songs 

 The Opening Ceremony - we recreated the RISE opening ceremony in our Immersive suite, giving our pupils the opportunity to experience what it felt like to be there! 

 Salt Dough Bradford - we unleashed our creativity and brought famous Bradford landmarks to life using salt dough! From the Alhambra Theatre to Salts Mills! 

 Special Assemblies - during our assemblies we learnt about what this all means, what we might see and do, and how we might feel! 

  Community Art - we all worked on small pieces of art, to add together to make a special piece, with everyone taking part! Some of us explored the uses of wool, others looked at Bradford Buildings, and some of us even drew the people who make Bradford! 

 We have developed a plan so that all pupils have the opportunity to learn about, and experience, 5 main Bradford themed topics through the year! (More info to follow soon!) 

 ️ We’re from Bradford and we’re proud!