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Byron Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Barkerend Road, Bradford BD3 0AB · byronprimary.org.uk · 01274 722981
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- 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
- 641
- 11 over 630 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 67.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 75 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 | 75 | 63 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 71 | 67 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 51 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 72 | 60 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% 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 | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107208)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Byron Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107208), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107208)
Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107208)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 18
- 3% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied