OFSTED
13 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bradford
Trust
NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
286
264 full-time ·
22 part-time
Female pupils
140
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
146
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.0 pts
above England
School
53.8%
Bradford
31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.9 pts
above England
School
33.2%
Bradford
33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bradford
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.9%
94
Pakistani
18.9%
54
Any other White background
13.3%
38
African
9.8%
28
Indian
4.2%
12
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.2%
72 of
286 pupils
4.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
37.0%
23.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
45.0%
Reading
28.8 pts below England
School
45.0%
Bradford
72.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
51.0%
Writing
19.3 pts below England
School
51.0%
Bradford
70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
49.0%
Maths
23.0 pts below England
School
49.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.68%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.46 pts
higher than
England
School
9.68%
Bradford
6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.19 pts
higher than
England
School
33.00%
Bradford
19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.82 pts
higher than
England
School
4.62%
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
68.1%
20.1 pts
below England
Meadow Bank Community School
68.1%
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.