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Frizinghall Primary School

Community school · Bradford · BD9 4HP

Ages 3–11 · 410 pupils · Bradford

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-05-06

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)40%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.1%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
338

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

44

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

44

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
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 fill98%

410 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
410
Boys / girls
211 / 199
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
410 / 420 (98%)
Free school meals
30.7%
FSM pupils
115
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 Victoria Merriman

Location

Address
Salisbury Road, Frizinghall
Postcode
BD9 4HP
Town
Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Bradford
District
Bradford
Constituency
Bradford West
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, 410 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 30.7%.

Open schools in Bradford
163
Primary schools in Bradford
108
Academies among open schools in Bradford
59% (96)
Open schools in BD9
16
Primary in BD9
8
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 BD9

  • High Crags Primary Leadership Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Shipley · BD18 2ES · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM46.1%
    • Demand0.94

    0.5 miles away

  • Shipley CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Shipley · BD18 2PT · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM28.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

  • Low Ash Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Shipley · BD18 1AA · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM19.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Poplars Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bradford · BD2 1LQ · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM28.4%
    • Demand1.03

    0.8 miles away

  • Westbourne Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD8 7PL · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM36.5%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Carlton Mills

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bradford · BD9 5AT · Bradford

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM41.9%
    • Demand0.95

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Merriman
Telephone
01274543072
Website
www.frizinghall.bradford.sch.uk/

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