Horton Park Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Dawnay Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD5 9LQ
Phone 01274574544
Reference Number 143095

Horton Park Primary School demonstrates a good level of overall effectiveness, with notable strengths in personal development, where it excels in providing a wide range of educational experiences and promotes strong values among its pupils. The school fosters an inclusive environment for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), helping them to thrive both in mainstream classes and in dedicated provisions. Nevertheless, there are opportunities for improvement in specific curriculum areas where clarity about learning goals needs to be enhanced, and attention strategies could be more consistently applied during lessons.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 421
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.12%
Girls: 49.88%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 46.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 45.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 33 24 57
2 35 30 65
3 28 34 62
4 31 27 58
5 29 32 61
6 25 33 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 54.4%
White, British 10.9%
White, Other 5.7%
Mixed, Other 4.8%
White & Asian 3.1%
African 2.6%
Asian, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 07 Jun 2022
Date Report
07 Jun 2022 School inspection:
09 May 2019 Short inspection
06 Dec 2016 Academy conversion letter
27 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
Previously as Horton Park Primary School
27 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
25 Sep 2008 Full inspection:
25 Sep 2008 Full inspection:
23 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
23 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
22 Sep 2003 Full inspection
22 Sep 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong personal development programs that include various educational experiences.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND within both mainstream and specialist provisions.
  • Well-structured curriculum that encourages deep revisiting of important knowledge.
  • Dedicated and high-morale staff committed to continuous development and pupil welfare.
  • Calm and respectful school environment with rare instances of bullying.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent clarity about what knowledge is required in some subjects.
  • Phonics lessons sometimes move too quickly, leading to misconceptions.
  • Occasional lack of engagement and swift behavior management during lessons.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.7
Writing 2.3
Maths 1.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 19 2
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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