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Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hendford Drive, Pollard Park, Bradford BD3 0QT · barkerendprimary.com · 01274 773003
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 92%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.23 mi
- 0.37 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 520
- 83% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.6%
- First language not English
- 90.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.23 mi (365 m) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 83 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 70% 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 | 58 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 91 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.23 mi0.37 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% 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 | |||
| ▲92% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107202)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 66
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (32%) with SEND