1
St John's CofE Primary School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD4 6JF
1
11 Jan 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Bradford
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Bradford. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
103
Outstanding
8
Good
77
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 9% · G: 82% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
2
Dixons Marchbank Primary
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD3 8QQ
1
20 Dec 2023
3
Holybrook Primary School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD10 0EF
1
16 Jun 2022
4
Copthorne Primary School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD7 3AY
1
14 Dec 2021
5
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD3 0QT
1
11 Jun 2019
6
Feversham Primary Academy
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD3 9EG
1
9 May 2019
7
Fagley Primary School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD2 3PU
1
10 May 2017
8
Idle CofE Primary School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD10 8LU
1
6 Mar 2014
9
Thackley Primary School
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD10 8PJ
2
22 Jul 2024
10
Co-op Academy Princeville
Bradford • West Yorkshire • BD7 2AH
2
8 Jul 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2 • May 2024
- Sandy Lane Primary School 2 • Mar 2024
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2 • Mar 2024
- Newby Primary School 2 • Jan 2024
- Denholme Primary School 2 • Jan 2024
- Wilsden Primary School 2 • Dec 2023
- Low Moor CofE Primary School 2 • Dec 2023
- Farnham Primary School 2 • Dec 2023
- Iqra Primary Academy 2 • Dec 2023
- St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2 • Dec 2023