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Lidget Green Primary School

Academy converter · Bradford · BD7 2QN

Ages 3–11 · 508 pupils · Bradford

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

7.6%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-06-02

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected 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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.4%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
478

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
112
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
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 fill68%

508 pupils · 743 places

Pupils on roll
508
Boys / girls
242 / 266
School capacity
743
Capacity fill
508 / 743 (68%)
Free school meals
42.4%
FSM pupils
201
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: PENNINE ACADEMIES YORKSHIRE
Academy trust
PENNINE ACADEMIES YORKSHIRE
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Woffendin

Location

Address
Birks Fold, Lidget Green
Postcode
BD7 2QN
Town
Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Bradford
District
Bradford
Constituency
Bradford South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
23 on roll / 22 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bradford, Bradford, 508 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 42.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

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.

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    • KS256%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM35.9%
    • Demand0.97

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

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    • KS257%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM40.7%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Farnham Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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

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  • Girlington Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM42.8%
    • Demand1.07

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  • Whetley Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Bradford · BD8 9HZ · Bradford

    Ages 2–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM41.0%
    • Demand0.97

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Louise Woffendin
Telephone
01274579576
Website
www.lidgetgreen.net

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