Newby Primary School
Ryan Street, Manchester Road, Bradford, BD5 7DQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Baterip
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 107218
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274772208
About this school
Newby Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 442 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newby 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 57 | 58 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 67% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 74% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Newby 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 | 67% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 455 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newby Primary School compares
Newby Primary School ranked 64th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.4% | 32.4% | 442 | — |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 52% | 6.4% | 45.7% | 460 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 47% | 4.8% | 33.6% | 342 | 0.3 miles |
| Bowling Park Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 44.2% | 615 | 0.4 miles |
| Marshfield Primary | 80% | 4.1% | 29.5% | 442 | 0.4 miles |
| Bankfoot Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 21.5% | 247 | 0.5 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
- 21 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report29 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.37%
- English as an additional language
- 88.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 19.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Bowling Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Marshfield Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Bankfoot Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Newby Primary School ranks 38th 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 Newby Primary School teach?
- Newby Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Newby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newby Primary School is Mr Gareth Baterip, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newby Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newby 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 Newby Primary School?
- Newby Primary School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newby Primary School full?
- Newby Primary School has capacity for 459 pupils and 442 on roll (96%), 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 Newby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newby Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newby Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Newby 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 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newby Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Newby Primary School ranked 64th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newby Primary School's absence rate?
- Newby Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newby 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 29 June 2026.