Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy, Bradford

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy; a primary school for children aged 4-11 years. Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy is part of the growing network of outstanding schools within Star Academies, one of the UK’s leading education providers."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, hockey, cricket, basketball, badminton, multi-sports, dance, choir and ukulele.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:15am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 4pm and an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 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 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, 65% reading, 67% maths); Dixons Music Primary (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 72% maths); All Saints CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, 82% reading, 81% maths); and St Stephen's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths).

Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

34% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 49.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (41%), other ethnic groups (20%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 20 pupils (6.1%) received SEN support and 12 (3.6%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trafalgar House, 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy 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 1232 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and drug offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy issued 5 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy are Bronte Girls' Academy (0.2 miles), Dixons Trinity Academy (0.5 miles), Dixons City Academy (0.5 miles) and Dixons McMillan Academy (0.6 miles).