Meadow Bank Community School, Bradford
Meadow Bank Community School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bradford, part of Northern Star Academies Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 107th-highest of the 110 schools in Bradford with published results, and 14,101st of 14,452 across England. It was 73% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Meadow Bank Community School in detail
Meadow Bank Community School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Meadow Bank Community School, where every child is valued, nurtured and encouraged to thrive. I am extremely proud to be the Headteacher in our hidden oasis in BD4, our children are at the heart of everything we do. We believe our children deserve the very best education and our dedicated staff team work hard to ensure everyday counts."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils at Meadow Bank Community School reached the expected standard in reading and 49% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Meadow Bank Community School
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Meadow Bank Community School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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 Meadow Bank Community School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Meadow Bank Community School are Co-op Academy Beckfield (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 75% maths); Carrwood Primary School (0.6 miles, 43% reading, 43% maths); Co-op Academy Penny Oaks (0.6 miles, 79% reading, 69% maths); and Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 82% maths).
Meadow Bank Community School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Co-op Academy BeckfieldCarrwood Primary SchoolCo-op Academy Penny OaksThornbury Primary Leadership Academy
The trust
Meadow Bank Community School is one of 15 schools run by Northern Star Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
53.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (25%) and Black (11%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Keswick Street, 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Meadow Bank Community School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Meadow Bank Community School issued 68 suspensions, 20.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Meadow Bank Community School are Laisterdyke Leadership Academy (0.6 miles), Bradford Forster Academy (0.7 miles) and Bradford Academy (1 mile).
Laisterdyke Leadership AcademyBradford Forster AcademyBradford Academy
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; 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
Meadow Bank Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Fearnville Primary School (URN 146435), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2023.
At a Glance
53.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
22.9
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Meadow Bank Community School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Meadow Bank Community School.
- Grade Excel Centre430m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Meadow Bank Community School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Meadow Bank Community 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
- 44
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 44 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 34 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 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 Meadow Bank Community School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
305 pupils
420 places
115 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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
25.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
286
Total Pupils
146
Boys
140
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
16.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,133
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,349
Per pupil
£2167k
Total funding
£223k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.7%
Overall absence
33.0%
Persistent absence
303
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
Meadow Bank Community School
Questions parents ask about Meadow Bank Community School
What are SATs results like at Meadow Bank Community School?
Of the pupils at Meadow Bank Community School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 45% reached the expected standard in reading and 49% did so in maths.
What is Meadow Bank Community School's Ofsted rating?
Meadow Bank Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Fearnville Primary School (URN 146435), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Meadow Bank Community School?
No fixed boundary. When Meadow Bank Community 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 Meadow Bank Community School?
Meadow Bank Community School was not full in 2025: it ran at 73% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Meadow Bank Community School?
Classes at Meadow Bank Community School average 22.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Meadow Bank Community School?
Meadow Bank Community School has around 286 pupils on roll. 54% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Meadow Bank Community School?
9.7% of sessions were missed at Meadow Bank Community School in 2024/25. 33% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Meadow Bank Community School?
Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming Meadow Bank Community 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 Meadow Bank Community School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Meadow Bank Community School: Grade Excel Centre (430m 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 Meadow Bank Community School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 44 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 34 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 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 Meadow Bank Community School?
Meadow Bank Community School is at Fearnville Drive, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 8DX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)