Horton Grange Primary School, Bradford
Horton Grange Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Bradford, part of Exceed Academies Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 94th-highest of the 110 schools in Bradford with published results, and 12,897th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bradford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Horton Grange Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Horton Grange Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 60% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Horton Grange Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Horton Grange Primary School as their first choice and 145 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Horton Grange Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Horton Grange Primary School are Farnham Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 56% reading, 67% maths); Copthorne Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 93% maths); and Co-op Academy Princeville (0.4 miles, Good, 53% reading, 60% maths).
Horton Grange Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Farnham AcademySt Oswald's Church of England Primary AcademyCopthorne Primary SchoolCo-op Academy Princeville
The trust
Horton Grange Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Exceed Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Horton Grange Primary School (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
99.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (84%), Mixed (5%) and other ethnic groups (5%).
In 2026, 139 pupils (20.4%) received SEN support and 19 (2.8%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Horton Grange Rd Spencer Street, 310 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Horton Grange 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 August 2026, police recorded 633 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Horton Grange Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Horton Grange Primary School are Dixons Kings Academy (0.3 miles), Dixons McMillan Academy (0.7 miles), Dixons Trinity Academy (0.9 miles) and Co-op Academy Grange (0.9 miles).
Dixons Kings AcademyDixons McMillan AcademyDixons Trinity AcademyCo-op Academy Grange
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud to attend this caring and inclusive school. They enjoy positive relationships with adults. Pupils know that if they have a concern, they can go to any adult in school for help. They are safe and happy.
The school has very high expectations for all pupils. Pupils are determined to do their best. From low starting points, pupils achieve highly in the end of key stage 2 national assessments.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils are enthusiastic about reading. They read regularly at home. Most pupils achieve well in phonics. Pupils read books that are well matched to their phonic knowledge. Pupils who fall behind are helped to catch up through regular practise sessions. From the early years, children are taught how to write their letters correctly and to spell simple words using their growing knowledge of phonics. However, pupils do not have sufficient opportunity to practise their letter formation. This results in them making many errors in their writing, continuing into key stage 1 and beyond. Staff do not address writing errors in pupils' work consistently.
The curriculum is ambitious. The school has carefully sequenced the knowledge and skills that pupils should learn from the beginning of the early years. Teachers are enthusiastic and have secure subject knowledge. They break subject content down into small steps of learning and select appropriate resources to support learning. However, there are some inconsistencies in how well the curriculum is delivered and the depth of pupils' subject learning.
From Ofsted's September 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2015 inspection - up from Good.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
32.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
40 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 84% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.6
Avg class size
27.1
Infant (KS1)
29.2
KS2
25
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Horton Grange Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Horton Grange Primary School.
- Rock Climbing 2310m away · Not yet graded
- Bright Future Childcare Ltd850m away · Not yet graded
- VJ Learning Centre900m away · Not yet graded
- Kanga Kare Brackenhill970m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Horton Grange Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Horton Grange Primary School is in Bradford; for families living there:
- Bradford's school travel policy: Home to school travel and transport policy for children of compulsory school age
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 100
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 34
- Children hurt
- 27
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 100 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 34 serious and 66 slight.
27 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 19 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise.
21 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Horton Grange Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
621 pupils
630 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bradford
Across Bradford council
Places available
7,475
Applications
6,301
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Bradford council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
139
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
23.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
682
Total Pupils
320
Boys
362
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
33
Teachers
20.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,449
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,760
Per pupil
£4062k
Total funding
£308k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
18.3%
Persistent absence
552
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Horton Grange Primary School
Questions parents ask about Horton Grange Primary School
What are SATs results like at Horton Grange Primary School?
Of the pupils at Horton Grange Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 62% did so in maths.
What is Horton Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Horton Grange Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Horton Grange Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Horton Grange Primary School is oversubscribed, Bradford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Horton Grange Primary School?
Horton Grange Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Horton Grange Primary School?
Classes at Horton Grange Primary School average 25.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Horton Grange Primary School?
Horton Grange Primary School has around 682 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Horton Grange Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Horton Grange Primary School in 2024/25. 18.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Horton Grange Primary School?
Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming Horton Grange Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Horton Grange Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Horton Grange Primary School: Rock Climbing 2 (310m away, registered, not yet graded), Bright Future Childcare Ltd (850m away, registered, not yet graded) and VJ Learning Centre (900m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Horton Grange Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 100 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 34 serious and 66 slight. 27 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 19 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise. 21 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Horton Grange Primary School?
Horton Grange Primary School is at Spencer Road, Great Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 2EU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)