Horton Park Primary School, Bradford

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a friendly, two-form entry primary school, proudly serving the Canterbury estate in Bradford. As part of Exceed Academies Trust, we're lucky to work alongside other successful schools, sharing expertise to give every child the very best start in life. At Horton Park, we care deeply about each and every child."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, sewing and film.

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Horton Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Horton Park Primary School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Horton Park Primary School are St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 56% reading, 67% maths); Southmere Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 58% reading, 60% maths); Copthorne Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 93% maths); and Marshfield Primary (0.5 miles, 88% reading, 82% maths).

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

Horton Park 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.

52.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 81.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (62%), White British (10%) and other ethnic groups (10%).

In 2026, 99 pupils (23.5%) received SEN support and 20 (4.7%) 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.

Horton Park Primary School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hudson Avenue Melba Rd (before), 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Horton Park 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 736 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Horton Park Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Horton Park Primary School are Co-op Academy Grange (0.4 miles), Dixons McMillan Academy (0.6 miles), Dixons Trinity Academy (0.7 miles) and Dixons City Academy (0.7 miles).