Peel Park Primary School and Nursery
Peel Park Drive, Undercliffe, Bradford, BD2 4PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Grist
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 609
- Pupils on roll
- 529
- URN
- 101494
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274639377
About this school
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 529 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Peel Park Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 89 | 78 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 62% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 62% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 65% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Peel Park Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 588 |
| 2023/24 | 581 |
| 2024/25 | 546 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Peel Park Primary School and Nursery compares
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery ranked 123rd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.2% | 37.9% | 529 | — |
| Wellington Primary School | 61% | 6.6% | 27% | 473 | 0.4 miles |
| Westminster Church of England Primary Academy | 54% | 7% | 43.6% | 444 | 0.5 miles |
| Killinghall Primary School | 67% | 5.9% | 25.3% | 706 | 0.6 miles |
| Byron Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 41.3% | 641 | 0.6 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 60% | 3.4% | 11% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.91%
- English as an additional language
- 76.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.22%
- Persistent absence
- 24.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wellington Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Killinghall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Byron Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery ranks 84th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Peel Park Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Peel Park Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Peel Park Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Andrea Grist, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Peel Park Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Peel Park Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Peel Park Primary School and Nursery?
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery has 529 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Peel Park Primary School and Nursery full?
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 609 pupils and 529 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Peel Park Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Peel Park Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Peel Park Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Peel Park Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Peel Park Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Peel Park Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery ranked 123rd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Peel Park Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Peel Park Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Peel Park Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.