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Peel Park Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Bradford · BD2 4PR

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 June 2025

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At a glance

529 pupils · 91% of 579 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
40.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
76.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.peelpark.eschools.co.uk
URN
101494

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 39 families named it first for 48 Reception places, 0.81 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 3 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.81 first-choice applications per place

48 places offered · 39 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2024 entry)

Late application allocated
0.046 miles

2024 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

78 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
1%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school50%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Bradford average61.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Raynham Primary SchoolLondon · 167 miles awayGood42%
Barden Primary SchoolBurnley · 21 miles awayGood60%
Green Lane Primary SchoolBradford · 1 miles awayGood48%
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolEdmonton · 166 miles awayGood53%
Arnhem Wharf Primary SchoolLondon · 175 miles awayGood60%
Holmleigh Primary SchoolLondon · 169 miles awayGood52%
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns RoadDagenham · 176 miles awayGood73%
Sir John Heron Primary SchoolLondon · 173 miles awayStrong standard81%
Crossley Hall AcademyBradford · 3 miles awayGood33%
Devonshire Junior AcademySmethwick · 91 miles awayExpected standard71%
North Beckton Primary SchoolLondon · 175 miles awayGood74%
Crocketts Community Primary SchoolSmethwick · 91 miles awayGood65%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 56% (Bradford 36%, England 5%) · White British 9% (Bradford 37%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (Bradford 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 7% (Bradford 3%, England 2%) · Black African 6% (Bradford 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Bradford 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Bradford 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Bradford 3%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Bradford 1%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 1% (Bradford 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Bradford 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Bradford 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Bradford 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.83 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bradford: 2.65 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 15% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

61.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,567; 11.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,553
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £328,984; in-year balance -£26,670

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications30.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work12.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier45.9%62.3%
Social housing7.3%17.1%
Privately rented46.6%20.5%
Detached houses3.6%22.9%
Flats29.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms36.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van31.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010831 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£140,000495 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£103,500–£169,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (24)£250,000
Semi-detached (176)£166,500
Terraced (274)£120,000
Flat (21)£65,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
50an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
13an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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