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Newby Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Ryan Street, Manchester Road, Bradford BD5 7DQ · newbyprimary.co.uk · 01274 772208
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 442
- 96% of 459 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36%
- First language not English
- 88.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 46 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Newby Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 18
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied