Horton Grange Primary School

Horton Grange Primary School is a caring and inclusive academy where pupils are happy, safe and proud of their school. This was its first section 5 inspection, although it had previously been judged outstanding before becoming an academy and had an urgent section 8 inspection in 2020. The school is part of Exceed Academies Trust and has provision for two-year-olds on site. Inspectors found behaviour and personal development to be outstanding, with quality of education, leadership and management, and early years provision all good. Pupils benefit from high expectations, strong relationships with adults, exemplary behaviour and a wide range of enrichment opportunities. Pupils with SEND are well supported and have access to the same ambitious opportunities as their peers, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main areas for improvement are in curriculum implementation and writing. Curriculum planning is ambitious and well sequenced, but delivery is not consistently strong across all classes, so some pupils do not remember important knowledge as well as they should. Pupils also have too few opportunities to practise letter formation, and writing errors are not addressed consistently, which affects their progress in writing. Support strategies for pupils with complex SEND needs are sometimes introduced too slowly, although leaders are aware and training is in place. Attendance is improving for most pupils, but a minority are still absent too often. Most parents are positive about the school, though some would like more information about what their child is learning and how they are progressing.

Strengths

• Caring and inclusive school with positive relationships between pupils and adults
• High expectations for all pupils, with strong achievement in key stage 2 national assessments from low starting points
• Exemplary pupil behaviour and a calm learning environment
• Outstanding personal development, including strong PSHE and community involvement
• Well-planned early years provision, including for two-year-olds
• Effective support and ambitious opportunities for pupils with SEND
• Broad enrichment through outings, sporting tournaments, visits and music
• Effective governance and safeguarding arrangements
• A wide range of strategies is improving attendance for most pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is inconsistent across classes, leading to variability in outcomes and some pupils not remembering important knowledge
• Pupils do not get enough practice in letter formation, and writing errors are not addressed swiftly or consistently
• Strategies to support pupils with complex SEND needs are sometimes implemented too slowly
• A minority of pupils are still absent too often
• Some parents would like more information about their child’s learning and progress

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 Horton Grange Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.3% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Horton Grange Primary 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 Horton Grange Primary School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% 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, 20.4% of pupils at Horton Grange Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Horton Grange Primary School received £7,048 and spent £6,594 for each of its 681 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £416,000 (£611 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Exceed Academies Trust, income was £8,803 and spending £8,779 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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Horton Grange Primary School is part of Exceed Academies Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Copthorne Primary School Bradford
• Horton Park Primary School Bradford
• Bowling Park Primary School Bradford
• Oastlers School Bradford
• Knowleswood Primary School Bradford
• Appleton Academy Bradford
• Cottingley Village Primary School Bingley
• Cavendish Primary School Bradford
• Holybrook Primary School Bradford
• Baildon Glen Primary School Shipley

What is Horton Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Horton Grange Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Horton Grange Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Horton Grange Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Horton Grange Primary School have?

Horton Grange Primary School has 682 pupils on roll.

What age range does Horton Grange Primary School cover?

Horton Grange Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Horton Grange Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Horton Grange Primary School?

Horton Grange Primary School is at Spencer Road, Great Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 2EU.