SCHOOL PROFILE

Home Farm Primary School

Primary Community school URN 131357
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 484 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

17 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

27 January 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 13 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bradford
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 456 430 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 242 53.1% of pupils
Male pupils 214 46.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.8%
7.0 pts above England
School 31.8%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.1%
3.2 pts below England
School 17.1%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Bradford 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.8%
268
Pakistani
18.2%
83
Any other White background
5.0%
23
White and Black Caribbean
4.6%
21
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
11
Indian
2.4%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.8% 95 of 456 pupils
0.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 20.8%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.5% 75 pupils
England 14.8% 1.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 41
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Bradford 59.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Bradford 72.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Bradford 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Bradford 71.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.28 pts lower than England
School 5.94%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.72%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.10 pts lower than England
School 15.72%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Bradford 2.19%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.2% 6.0 pts above England
Home Farm Primary School
94.2%
Bradford
89.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information