St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy, Bradford

In its own words: "The Department for Education has introduced a statutory duty for schools to promote British Values more actively from September 2014, and to ensure they are taught in schools."

From the headteacher's welcome: "The children are always at the heart of everything we do at St Oswald’s. We continuously aim to make everybody feel welcome and valued and we very much see it as our moral purpose to ensure that we are continuously striving to add layers of enhancement to our teaching in order to provide the best education for all our children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and film.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (58% in reading, 60% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 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 St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy are Horton Park Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths); Southmere Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 58% reading, 60% maths); Farnham Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); and Horton Grange Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 58% reading, 62% maths).

St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy is one of 21 schools run by Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

49.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (52%), Black (9%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cross Lane (opposite), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy 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, St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy issued 6 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy are Co-op Academy Grange (0.5 miles), Dixons Kings Academy (0.7 miles), Dixons McMillan Academy (0.8 miles) and Dixons Trinity Academy (0.9 miles).