Community school · Bradford

Newhall Park Primary School

3–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
132185URN

Newhall Road, Bierley, Bradford, BD4 6AF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

59 applications for 40 places · 136th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Bradford median (2.3) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 40 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 1.5; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.6; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 1.9; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 1.8; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 1.7; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 1.8; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 2.0; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 1.8; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 2.2; Bradford median median 3.5
2015 1.9; Bradford median median 3.1
2014 2.3; Bradford median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 0 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	40	59	1.5	30	0.75
Sep 2025	39	62	1.6	28	0.72
Sep 2024	42	72	1.7	40	0.95
Sep 2023	49	83	1.7	48	0.98
Sep 2022	38	71	1.9	37	0.97
Sep 2021	50	88	1.8	45	0.90
Sep 2020	60	100	1.7	55	0.92
Sep 2019	59	105	1.8	47	0.80
Sep 2018	59	115	2.0	57	0.97
Sep 2017	56	101	1.8	46	0.82
Sep 2016	50	111	2.2	37	0.74
Sep 2015	60	115	1.9	47	0.78
Sep 2014	60	138	2.3	54	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 80% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%22nd of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	77%	2%	105	105
2023/24	60%	5%	103	104
2022/23	70%	8%	104	104

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

Newhall Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Bradford

Good2024

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place
Knowleswood Primary School
1.5 km · Bradford

2026

1.9applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Bowling Park Primary School
1.6 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lower Fields Primary Academy
1.6 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Bradford

Good2022

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Low Moor CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 132185 · 380/2197
Capacity: 498 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 40.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2000
Replaced: Gregory Middle School (URN 107373)
Address: Newhall Road, Bierley, Bradford, BD4 6AF
Local authority: Bradford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources