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Margaret McMillan Primary School

3–11Ages
553Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143568URN

Scotchman Road, Heaton, Margaret McMillan Primary School, Bradford, BD9 5DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

2.7per place

0.4 above Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

134 applications for 50 places · 49th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

14 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 December 2019
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Bradford median (2.3) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

134 applications · 50 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.7; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.5; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.6; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 2.7; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 2.2; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 2.6; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 2.9; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 2.4; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Margaret McMillan Primary School (URN 107291), 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	50	134	2.7	49	0.98
Sep 2025	55	138	2.5	49	0.89
Sep 2024	60	156	2.6	55	0.92
Sep 2023	74	166	2.2	62	0.84
Sep 2022	63	170	2.7	57	0.90
Sep 2021	82	184	2.2	67	0.82
Sep 2020	90	185	2.1	63	0.70
Sep 2019	84	212	2.5	63	0.75
Sep 2018	69	181	2.6	54	0.78
Sep 2017	71	206	2.9	52	0.73
Sep 2016 *	90	220	2.4	74	0.82
Sep 2015 *	90	213	2.4	74	0.82
Sep 2014 *	85	224	2.6	65	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 63% · Maths 72% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%101st of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	55%	5%	102	103
2023/24	59%	7%	105	105
2022/23	51%	7%	102	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

Margaret McMillan Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Bradford

Good2022

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Carlton Mills
0.2 km · Bradford

Good2023

3.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Lilycroft Primary School
0.7 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lady Royd Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Girlington Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Westbourne Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143568 · 380/2179
Trust: The Priestley Academy Trust
Capacity: 665 pupils · 553 on roll
Free school meals: 35.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Margaret McMillan Primary School (URN 107291)
Address: Scotchman Road, Heaton, Margaret McMillan Primary School, Bradford, BD9 5DF
Local authority: Bradford

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