Girlington Primary School, Bradford

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Girlington Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Girlington Primary School as their first choice and 110 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Girlington Primary School are Whetley Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths); St Philip's CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 93% reading, 83% maths); St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); and Lady Royd Primary School (0.4 miles, 85% reading, 78% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Girlington Primary School.

36% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 93.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 125 pupils (25.4%) received SEN support and 48 (9.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Girlington Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Girlington Primary School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bradford Forster Square Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whetley Lane Thornton Rd, 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Girlington Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Girlington Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Girlington Primary School are Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (0.3 miles); Bradford Girls' Grammar School (0.4 miles); Dixons Kings Academy (0.8 miles); and The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc (0.9 miles).