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Wellington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Dudley Hill Road, Bradford BD2 3DE · wellingtonprimaryschool.co.uk · 01274 774446
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.42 mi
- 0.67 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 473
- 53 over 420 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- First language not English
- 36.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.42 mi (673 m) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.42 mi0.67 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wellington Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 32
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied