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Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy

3–11Ages
520Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142836URN

Hendford Drive, Pollard Park, Bradford, BD3 0QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingMay 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.6 above Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

169 applications for 58 places · 36th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

92%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingMay 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

Inspection history

18 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
9 May 2019
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Bradford median (2.3) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

169 applications · 58 places offered · 83 named it first

2026 2.9; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.5; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.9; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 3.0; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 2.6; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 2.2; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 2.7; Bradford median median 2.7
2017 3.3; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 3.3; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 4.7; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 4.6; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Barkerend Primary School (URN 107202), the previous school.

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	58	169	2.9	83	1.43
Sep 2025	56	137	2.5	51	0.91
Sep 2024	59	172	2.9	67	1.14
Sep 2023	60	195	3.3	83	1.38
Sep 2022	60	178	3.0	91	1.52
Sep 2021	60	156	2.6	66	1.10
Sep 2020	83	186	2.2	80	0.96
Sep 2019	61	165	2.7	61	1.00
Sep 2017	50	165	3.3	50	1.00
Sep 2016 *	73	244	3.3	70	0.96
Sep 2015 *	60	282	4.7	80	1.33
Sep 2014 *	60	278	4.6	60	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 92% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard92%1st of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	92%	15%	109	108
2023/24	82%	10%	109	106
2022/23	72%	7%	104	105

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

Barkerend Primary Leadership AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Byron Primary School
0.4 km · Bradford

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Lift Feversham
0.7 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Penny Oaks
0.8 km · Bradford

Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Lapage Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Killinghall Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Dixons Marchbank Primary
1.0 km · Bradford

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy
1.0 km · Bradford

Good2023

1.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142836 · 380/2020
Trust: Star Academies
Capacity: 630 pupils · 520 on roll
Free school meals: 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2016
Replaced: Barkerend Primary School (URN 107202)
Address: Hendford Drive, Pollard Park, Bradford, BD3 0QT
Local authority: Bradford

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