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Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Nelson Street, Bradford BD5 0HD · rainbowprimary.com · 01274 221400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 329
- 78% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 34%
- First language not English
- 49.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 37 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 | 37 | 28 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 36 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 27 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 20 | 0.9 | 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 25% 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% | ||
| ▲25% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 22
- 7% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied