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Frizinghall Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Bradford

Salisbury Road, Bradford, BD9 4HP

Website 01274543072

40

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 02/03/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.3%

21.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

410

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

51 of 51 families who put it first got an offer

52

Places offered

74

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5151● 100%
2nd preference90● 0%
3rd preference30● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)110● 0%
Total745169%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Victoria Merriman
Address
Salisbury Road, Frizinghall, Bradford, BD9 4HP
Phone
01274543072
Local authority
Bradford
Ward / constituency
Heaton & Frizinghall · Bradford West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
107204

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals31%——
English as additional language64%——
SEN support17%——
51% boys (211)49% girls (199)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

410 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    06 May 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    02 March 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 340 pupils

Attendance

92.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

21.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

17%
20/21
26%
21/22
23%
22/23
20%
23/24
21%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths40%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard64%
+2% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard73%
-2% vs England
Higher standard19%
-14% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard69%
-3% vs England
Greater depth10%
-3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard69%
-5% vs England
Higher standard15%
-11% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard64%
-9% vs England
Higher standard10%
-20% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

522019512023402024642025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)64%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Bradford council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.