Academy converter · Bradford

Horton Park Primary School

4–11Ages
422Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143095URN

Dawnay Road, Bradford, BD5 9LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

107 applications for 56 places · 105th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

107 applications · 56 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 1.9; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 2.3; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 2.8; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 2.4; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 2.2; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 1.9; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 2.1; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Horton Park Primary School (URN 107292), 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	56	107	1.9	49	0.88
Sep 2025	53	109	2.1	51	0.96
Sep 2024	56	125	2.2	61	1.09
Sep 2023	46	112	2.4	44	0.96
Sep 2022	54	119	2.2	57	1.06
Sep 2021	60	140	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2020	60	165	2.8	71	1.18
Sep 2019	59	139	2.4	64	1.08
Sep 2018	60	133	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2017	54	103	1.9	53	0.98
Sep 2016 *	56	116	2.1	52	0.93
Sep 2015 *	60	108	1.8	52	0.87
Sep 2014 *	60	114	1.9	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 71% · Maths 66% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%105th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	54%	7%	103	104
2023/24	78%	15%	108	107
2022/23	85%	5%	105	106

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

Horton Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
0.5 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2023

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Southmere Primary Academy
0.7 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Copthorne Primary School
0.7 km · Bradford

2026

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Marshfield Primary
0.8 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Farnham Academy
0.8 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Newby Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143095 · 380/2180
Trust: Exceed Academies Trust
Capacity: 432 pupils · 422 on roll
Free school meals: 52.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: Horton Park Primary School (URN 107292)
Address: Dawnay Road, Bradford, BD5 9LQ
Local authority: Bradford

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