Farfield Primary and Nursery School, Bradford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school provides excellent pastoral care and has successfully improved pupil behaviour, creating a positive learning environment. Early years children make good progress from low starting points. Parents highly value the school's communication and engagement, and the school offers a wide range of enrichment experiences that help pupils enjoy attending regularly.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is good with children making strong progress from low starting points
- Behaviour has improved significantly and pupils display good manners and positive attitudes
- Pastoral care and safeguarding systems are effective with good support for pupils with additional needs
- Mathematics teaching is improving and helping to raise pupil outcomes
- School works well with parents who speak highly of communication and engagement
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' progress in reading and writing between Years 1 and 6 requires improvement, with standards below average by end of Year 2 and Year 6
- Teachers do not always use assessment information effectively to pitch activities at the right level for different groups of pupils
- Pupils make too many spelling and punctuation mistakes and presentation of work is variable
- Reading is not given sufficient emphasis and many pupils lack enthusiasm for books
- School improvement planning lacks sharp, measurable targets to assess progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with thorough recruitment procedures that meet statutory requirements, proper staff induction, and regular site safety checks.
Extracurricular Activities
Drumming, football, chess, guitar, cookery clubs, Spanish lessons, Skillforce Award for teamwork and resilience, physical education with sports kit provision
Farfield Primary and Nursery School requires improvement overall. Many staff changes in recent years have slowed progress, and teaching in key stages 1 and 2 is inconsistent, though the early years provision is good and pupil behaviour has improved significantly.
At a Glance
52.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
38 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 69% to 86%. Maths has improved from 71% to 86%. Writing has improved from 71% to 86%.
Class Sizes
24.9
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
384 pupils
420 capacity
36 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bradford
Admissions Demand - Bradford
Places available
7,695
Applications
6,195
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Bradford (2025/26)
Inspection History(112)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.22984%
Overall absence
24.58564%
Persistent absence
362
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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