Foundation school · Bradford

Russell Hall Primary School

3–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107433URN

West End, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 2AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.3 above Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

79 applications for 30 places · 52nd of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

17 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Bradford median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.6; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.9; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 3.5; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 4.0; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 3.5; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 3.7; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 3.4; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 3.8; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 3.8; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 4.1; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 4.4; Bradford median median 3.5
2015 3.6; Bradford median median 3.1
2014 4.0; Bradford median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Bradford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	79	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2025	25	72	2.9	25	1.00
Sep 2024	26	92	3.5	25	0.96
Sep 2023	30	121	4.0	33	1.10
Sep 2022	30	104	3.5	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	111	3.7	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	102	3.4	31	1.03
Sep 2019	29	111	3.8	31	1.07
Sep 2018	29	109	3.8	34	1.17
Sep 2017	29	120	4.1	32	1.10
Sep 2016	30	131	4.4	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	108	3.6	28	0.93
Sep 2014	30	119	4.0	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%94th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bradford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	0%	103	100
2023/24	43%	7%	100	101
2022/23	27%	3%	99	96

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Russell Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Shibden Head Primary Academy
0.4 km · Bradford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Foxhill Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Stocks Lane Primary School
1.9 km · Bradford

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bradshaw Primary School
2.4 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Home Farm Primary School
2.6 km · Bradford

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Shelf Junior and Infant School
2.7 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Thornton Primary School
2.7 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Trinity Academy Whitehill
2.7 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107433 · 380/5202
Capacity: 236 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: West End, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 2AW
Local authority: Bradford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources