Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy continues to excel since its last inspection, maintaining outstanding standards of education and personal development for pupils. The school is marked by its high ambitions and dedication to fostering an engaging and nurturing learning environment where students thrive. Strong leadership, a committed staff, and robust community ties contribute to a culture of respect and responsibility among pupils, enhancing their overall educational experience.

Strengths

• High ambitions and commitment to excellence
• Effective phonics teaching and early reading support
• Strong focus on character and personal development
• Nurturing environment that fosters intrinsic motivation
• Excellent early years provision
• Robust systems for curriculum review and improvement
• Positive behaviour and high attendance
• Strong community links that enrich personal development

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 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy 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 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.2% 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, 18.7% of pupils at Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 2024–25 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy received £7,000 and spent £6,856 for each of its 523 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,082,000 (£2,071 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Star Academies, income was £8,430 and spending £8,333 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bradford · Bradford local authority: places and applications

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy is part of Star Academies, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Laisterdyke Leadership Academy Bradford
• Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Bradford
• Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy Bradford
• Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Bradford
• High Crags Primary Leadership Academy Shipley
• Tong Leadership Academy Bradford
• The Valley Leadership Academy Bacup
• Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale
• Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Rochdale
• The Olive School, Manchester Manchester

What is Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy have?

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy has 520 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy cover?

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy?

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy is at Hendford Drive, Pollard Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 0QT.