Academy converter · Bradford

Farnham Academy

2–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144862URN

Stratford Road, Bradford, BD7 3HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.5 above Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

127 applications for 45 places · 42nd of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 1 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

1 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
29 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

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

127 applications · 45 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 2.8; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 3.3; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 3.3; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 3.1; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 3.5; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 3.9; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 3.7; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 3.7; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 4.3; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 4.5; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 4.5; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 4.5; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Farnham Primary School (URN 107294), 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	45	127	2.8	40	0.89
Sep 2025	39	130	3.3	38	0.97
Sep 2024	59	197	3.3	58	0.98
Sep 2023	59	195	3.3	53	0.90
Sep 2022	60	186	3.1	51	0.85
Sep 2021	51	178	3.5	43	0.84
Sep 2020	59	227	3.9	53	0.90
Sep 2019	60	224	3.7	63	1.05
Sep 2018 *	60	220	3.7	67	1.12
Sep 2017 *	53	225	4.3	51	0.96
Sep 2016 *	60	272	4.5	62	1.03
Sep 2015 *	60	267	4.5	52	0.87
Sep 2014 *	60	268	4.5	62	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 74% · Maths 76% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%51st of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	69%	0%	103	103
2023/24	25%	0%	98	98
2022/23	75%	11%	104	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

Farnham AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
0.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Copthorne Primary School
0.5 km · Bradford

2026

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
0.6 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2023

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Princeville
0.7 km · Bradford

Good2024

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Horton Park Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Good2022

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Lidget Green Academy
1.0 km · Bradford

2026

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Brackenhill Primary School
1.1 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144862 · 380/2183
Trust: Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 30.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Farnham Primary School (URN 107294)
Address: Stratford Road, Bradford, BD7 3HU
Local authority: Bradford

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