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Brackenhill Primary School

Community school · Bradford · BD7 4HA

Ages 3–11 · 444 pupils · Bradford

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

81%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-12-16

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)81%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.9%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
379

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

52

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

52

Total preferences (any rank)
126
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

444 pupils · 480 places

Pupils on roll
444
Boys / girls
221 / 223
School capacity
480
Capacity fill
444 / 480 (93%)
Free school meals
33.2%
FSM pupils
135
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Nair Ishtiaq

Location

Address
Dracup Road, Great Horton
Postcode
BD7 4HA
Town
Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Bradford
District
Bradford
Constituency
Bradford South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bradford, Bradford, 444 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 33.2%.

Open schools in Bradford
163
Primary schools in Bradford
108
Academies among open schools in Bradford
59% (96)
Open schools in BD7
12
Primary in BD7
9
Open schools in Bradford LA
231
Primary in Bradford LA
157

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BradfordNear BD7

  • Southmere Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bradford · BD7 3NR · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence8.6%
    • FSM60.9%
    • Demand0.97

    0.4 miles away

  • Hollingwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD7 4BE · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM29.8%
    • Demand0.94

    0.5 miles away

  • Horton Grange Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD7 2EU · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM37.0%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 miles away

  • Horton Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD5 9LQ · Bradford

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM52.1%
    • Demand1.09

    0.7 miles away

  • Farnham Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD7 3HU · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS225%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM30.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nair Ishtiaq
Telephone
01274578286
Website
www.brackenhill.bradford.sch.uk/

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