Frizinghall Primary School, Bradford

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Frizinghall Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard, 3 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a consistently inclusive environment, ensuring that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged receive well-coordinated academic and pastoral support."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The development of pupils' personal development and wellbeing are priorities in this school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have prioritised developing pupils' language and vocabulary, starting in the early years and continuing beyond."

Early years - Expected standard. "Provision in the early years is caring, inclusive and generally appropriate to the needs of the children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders demonstrate integrity, professionalism and a clear commitment to improving outcomes for pupils within a complex community context."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Achievement across school is variable."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Attendance remains inconsistent across the school and between different groups of pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that effective classroom practice is implemented consistently, particularly as pupils move into key stage 2, so that achievement is sustained across the curriculum over time"; "Leaders should ensure that their approaches to improving attendance lead to sustained improvement over time, particularly for different groups of pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "One of the main reasons I applied to be the Headteacher at Frizinghall Primary was the warmth and enthusiasm for learning I felt when I first visited."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Frizinghall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Frizinghall Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Frizinghall Primary School are High Crags Primary Leadership Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 60% reading, 71% maths); Shipley CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 54% reading, 68% maths); Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); and Low Ash Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths).

Frizinghall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

58.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (82%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

The nearest railway station is Frizinghall Rail Station, about 130 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rydal Avenue (at), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Frizinghall Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Frizinghall Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Frizinghall Primary School are Oasis Academy Lister Park (0.5 miles); St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles); Hanson Academy (1.2 miles); and Titus Salt School (1.7 miles).