Best primary schools in Bradford (2026)

Bradford has 97 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Lift Feversham, in the top 7% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 60%, against 62% for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 3 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 7% in England	Lift Feversham Bradford	84%	90%	12%	Not judged
2 Top 8% in England	Thackley Primary School Bradford	82%	80%	12%	Good
3 Top 9% in England	Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Bradford	82%	92%	15%	No rating
4 Top 10% in England	Marshfield Primary Bradford	80%	80%	5%	Not judged
5 Top 43% in England	Bradford Girls' Grammar School Bradford · Girls	42%	49%	4%	Not judged
6 Top 12% in England	Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy Bradford	77%	79%	18%	Good
7 Top 13% in England	Copthorne Primary School Bradford	77%	75%	19%	Report card
8 Top 15% in England	St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	77%	71%	7%	No rating
9 Top 18% in England	Hollingwood Academy Bradford	76%	80%	9%	No rating
10 Top 18% in England	Lady Royd Primary School Bradford	75%	75%	11%	No rating
11 Top 20% in England	Brackenhill Primary School Bradford	77%	79%	5%	No rating
12 Top 20% in England	Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Bradford	69%	66%	25%	No rating
13 Top 25% in England	Horton Park Primary School Bradford	72%	54%	7%	Good
14 Top 29% in England	St John's CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	69%	76%	11%	Outstanding
15 Top 29% in England	Beckfoot Heaton Primary Bradford	72%	81%	11%	Good
16 Top 32% in England	Blakehill Primary School Bradford	69%	75%	13%	Good
17 Top 32% in England	St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	71%	69%	3%	Good
18 Top 34% in England	Holybrook Primary School Bradford	72%	64%	0%	Outstanding
19 Top 34% in England	Dixons Marchbank Primary Bradford	70%	77%	12%	Outstanding
20 Top 36% in England	Stocks Lane Primary School Bradford	66%	57%	10%	No rating
21 Top 36% in England	Newhall Park Primary School Bradford	69%	77%	2%	No rating
22 Top 39% in England	Bowling Park Primary School Bradford	66%	71%	11%	No rating
23 Top 39% in England	Miriam Lord Primary School Bradford	68%	65%	5%	Report card
24 Top 39% in England	Bankfoot Primary School Bradford	67%	83%	7%	Not judged
25 Top 41% in England	Farfield Primary and Nursery School Bradford	68%	79%	0%	Good
26 Top 42% in England	Thorpe Primary Bradford	64%	71%	8%	Good
27 Top 42% in England	Killinghall Primary School Bradford	66%	67%	5%	Good
28 Top 44% in England	St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Catholic	66%	60%	7%	No rating
29 Top 45% in England	St Philip's CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	66%	70%	7%	No rating
30 Top 49% in England	Greengates Primary Academy Bradford	63%	71%	7%	No rating
31 Top 50% in England	Sandy Lane Primary School Bradford	60%	76%	17%	Good
32 Bottom 49% in England	Horton Grange Primary School Bradford	58%	50%	10%	Not judged
33 Bottom 49% in England	Low Moor CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	63%	61%	4%	Good
34 Bottom 46% in England	All Saints CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	61%	70%	10%	No rating
35 Bottom 46% in England	Lilycroft Primary School Bradford	60%	70%	11%	Not judged
36 Bottom 45% in England	Newby Primary School Bradford	61%	66%	8%	Good
37 Bottom 43% in England	Swain House Primary School Bradford	62%	58%	3%	No rating
38 Bottom 43% in England	St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	62%	65%	3%	No rating
39 Bottom 42% in England	Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School Bradford · Church of England	61%	63%	2%	No rating
40 Bottom 41% in England	Atlas Community Primary School Bradford	61%	62%	7%	Not judged
41 Bottom 39% in England	St Stephen's CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	60%	52%	5%	Good
42 Bottom 39% in England	Idle CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	60%	60%	3%	Not judged
43 Bottom 39% in England	Poplars Farm Primary School Bradford	60%	54%	2%	No rating
44 Bottom 37% in England	Lapage Primary School and Nursery Bradford	59%	53%	6%	No rating
45 Bottom 37% in England	Dixons Music Primary Bradford	58%	63%	8%	No rating
46 Bottom 36% in England	Lower Fields Primary Academy Bradford	59%	76%	5%	No rating
47 Bottom 35% in England	St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	59%	57%	0%	Good
48 Bottom 35% in England	Wibsey Primary School Bradford	58%	60%	3%	No rating
49 Bottom 35% in England	Grove House Academy Bradford	57%	67%	9%	Good
50 Bottom 34% in England	Cavendish Primary School Bradford	58%	50%	3%	No rating
51 Bottom 34% in England	St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	58%	51%	0%	No rating
52 Bottom 33% in England	Byron Primary School Bradford	59%	75%	1%	No rating
53 Bottom 31% in England	Wellington Primary School Bradford	57%	61%	7%	No rating
54 Bottom 31% in England	Co-op Academy Penny Oaks Bradford	58%	55%	0%	Good
55 Bottom 30% in England	Farnham Academy Bradford	56%	69%	0%	Good
56 Bottom 30% in England	Margaret McMillan Primary School Bradford	55%	55%	5%	Not judged
57 Bottom 29% in England	St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Bradford · Roman Catholic	55%	44%	4%	No rating
58 Bottom 28% in England	Westbourne Primary School Bradford	55%	55%	4%	No rating
59 Bottom 27% in England	Home Farm Primary School Bradford	55%	57%	3%	Report card
60 Bottom 26% in England	Carlton Mills Bradford	54%	45%	0%	Good
61 Bottom 25% in England	Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy Bradford · Church of England	52%	60%	20%	Good
62 Bottom 24% in England	St Luke's CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	54%	69%	3%	Good
63 Bottom 23% in England	Co-op Academy Beckfield Bradford	53%	71%	4%	Not judged
64 Bottom 22% in England	St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	52%	58%	4%	Good
65 Bottom 21% in England	Co-op Academy Princeville Bradford	52%	41%	0%	Good
66 Bottom 21% in England	Clayton St John CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	52%	43%	2%	Not judged
67 Bottom 21% in England	Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Bradford	51%	42%	7%	Not judged
68 Bottom 21% in England	Frizinghall Primary School Bradford	52%	64%	7%	Report card
69 Bottom 20% in England	Dixons Manningham Academy Bradford	52%	64%	5%	No rating
70 Bottom 19% in England	Ryecroft Primary Academy Bradford	52%	50%	0%	No rating
71 Bottom 19% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	51%	47%	0%	No rating
72 Bottom 18% in England	St Paul's CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	50%	54%	4%	No rating
73 Bottom 18% in England	Woodside Academy Bradford	52%	58%	2%	Not judged
74 Bottom 18% in England	Iqra Primary Academy Bradford	48%	42%	5%	Good
75 Bottom 18% in England	Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	50%	46%	4%	Requires improvement
76 Bottom 17% in England	Clayton Village Academy Bradford	51%	56%	0%	Not judged
77 Bottom 16% in England	Co-op Academy Parkland Bradford	48%	65%	12%	Not judged
78 Bottom 15% in England	Westminster Church of England Primary Academy Bradford · Church of England	49%	54%	1%	Good
79 Bottom 15% in England	Lidget Green Academy Bradford	49%	41%	1%	Report card
80 Bottom 15% in England	Girlington Primary School Bradford	49%	47%	0%	Good
81 Bottom 14% in England	Peel Park Primary School and Nursery Bradford	48%	50%	1%	Not judged
82 Bottom 12% in England	Fagley Primary School Bradford	47%	27%	0%	No rating
83 Bottom 12% in England	Southmere Primary Academy Bradford	46%	52%	2%	Good
84 Bottom 12% in England	St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Bradford · Church of England	46%	54%	4%	Requires improvement
85 Bottom 12% in England	Whetley Academy Bradford	47%	50%	0%	No rating
86 Bottom 11% in England	St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford · Roman Catholic	45%	60%	5%	Good
87 Bottom 9% in England	The Academy At St. James Bradford · Church of England	44%	49%	2%	Good
88 Bottom 8% in England	Worthinghead Primary School Bradford	42%	45%	0%	Good
89 Bottom 8% in England	Reevy Hill Primary School Bradford	44%	50%	0%	Good
90 Bottom 8% in England	Green Lane Primary School Bradford	43%	48%	2%	Not judged
91 Bottom 6% in England	Crossley Hall Academy Bradford	41%	33%	1%	No rating
92 Bottom 6% in England	Hill Top CofE Primary School Bradford · Church of England	41%	46%	0%	No rating
93 Bottom 4% in England	Shirley Manor Primary School Bradford	37%	33%	0%	Not judged
94 Bottom 3% in England	Meadow Bank Community School Bradford	37%	37%	0%	Requires improvement
95 Bottom 3% in England	Ley Top Primary School Bradford	37%	40%	0%	Report card
96 Bottom 2% in England	Knowleswood Primary School Bradford	30%	20%	0%	No rating
97 Bottom 1% in England	Carrwood Primary School Bradford	28%	30%	0%	Good

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What is the best primary school in Bradford?

On exam results over the last three years, Lift Feversham is the top-ranked primary school in Bradford, in the top 7% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.