Frizinghall Primary School
Salisbury Road, Frizinghall, Bradford, BD9 4HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Merriman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 107204
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274543072
About this school
Frizinghall Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 410 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Frizinghall Primary School, 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 40% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 57% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 64% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 59% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Frizinghall Primary School 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 | 51% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frizinghall Primary School compares
Frizinghall Primary School ranked 70th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 7.7% | 24.5% | 410 | — |
| High Crags Primary Leadership Academy | 51% | 7.5% | 46.3% | 311 | 0.5 miles |
| Shipley CofE Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 25.4% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 17.2% | 382 | 0.7 miles |
| Low Ash Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 17.2% | 478 | 0.7 miles |
| Poplars Farm Primary School | 54% | 7.2% | 27.7% | 457 | 0.8 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
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 2 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.46%
- English as an additional language
- 63.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.65%
- Persistent absence
- 21.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Shipley CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Low Ash Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Poplars Farm Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Frizinghall Primary School ranks 42nd 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 Frizinghall Primary School teach?
- Frizinghall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Frizinghall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Frizinghall Primary School is Mrs Victoria Merriman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Frizinghall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frizinghall Primary School, 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 Frizinghall Primary School?
- Frizinghall Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Frizinghall Primary School full?
- Frizinghall Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Frizinghall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Frizinghall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Frizinghall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Frizinghall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Frizinghall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Frizinghall Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Frizinghall Primary School ranked 70th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frizinghall Primary School's absence rate?
- Frizinghall Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frizinghall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frizinghall Primary School'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 15 July 2026.