Farfield Primary and Nursery School

Farfield Primary and Nursery School has made a significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The school is praised for its strong leadership and the effective management of pupils' behaviour, contributing to a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Despite the overall good performance, some areas, particularly in curriculum planning for foundation subjects, require further development to ensure all pupils are sufficiently challenged and achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Strong and effective leadership driving school improvement.
• Consistent high expectations of pupils from all staff.
• Broad and interesting curriculum with rich learning experiences.
• Well-organized teaching of reading, particularly phonics.
• Good opportunities for pupils to revisit and review learning.
• High levels of care for pupils, especially those with SEND.
• Strong personal, social, and health education program.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited opportunities for some pupils to think more deeply about subjects.
• Curriculum plans for some foundation subjects lack detail and depth.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Farfield Primary and Nursery School attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.2% of pupils at Farfield Primary and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Farfield Primary and Nursery School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 40.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.8% of pupils at Farfield Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Farfield Primary and Nursery School received £8,509 and spent £8,392 for each of its 373 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £89,000 (£239 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Farfield Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Farfield Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Farfield Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Farfield Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Farfield Primary and Nursery School have?

Farfield Primary and Nursery School has 384 pupils on roll.

What age range does Farfield Primary and Nursery School cover?

Farfield Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Farfield Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Farfield Primary and Nursery School?

Farfield Primary and Nursery School is at Reevy Crescent, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 2BS.