Girlington Primary School

BradfordCommunity school

Girlington Road, Bradford, BD8 9NR

Headteacher: Mrs K A SwalesSchool website ↗Pupils: 508 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
89% of first-choice applicants offered a place
47%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2023
89%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 September 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
47.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 63%·Writing 68%·Maths 68%All three 47%
Reading
Expected63%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected68%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected68%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
56
How many families wanted this school first?
63
How many got their first choice?
56of 63 (88.9%)
How many applied in total?
141

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
45.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
83.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
228 girls, 280 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 73% (2018/19), currently 47%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1645.0%0.0%-2.3+0.3-1.0
2016/1757.0%7.0%+1.6+1.4-0.5
2017/1860.0%5.0%+4.4+0.9+3.4
2018/1973.0%8.0%+0.9-0.4-0.3
2022/2342.0%0.0%-1.8+0.5-1.5
2023/2459.0%3.0%---
2024/2547.0%0.0%---
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