Swain House Primary School
Radcliffe Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Pugh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 498
- URN
- 107220
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274639049
About this school
Swain House Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 498 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 64 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 66% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 75% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 75% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Swain House 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 | 61% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 504 |
| 2023/24 | 510 |
| 2024/25 | 511 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swain House Primary School compares
Swain House Primary School ranked 94th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.9% | 40.1% | 498 | — |
| Grove House Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 30.4% | 411 | 0.3 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 60% | 3.4% | 11% | 234 | 0.3 miles |
| Poplars Farm Primary School | 54% | 7.2% | 27.7% | 457 | 0.5 miles |
| Blakehill Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 14.7% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| Wellington Primary School | 61% | 6.6% | 27% | 473 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.05%
- English as an additional language
- 23.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 12.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grove House Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Poplars Farm Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Blakehill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Wellington Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Swain House Primary School ranks 58th 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 year groups does Swain House Primary School teach?
- Swain House Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Swain House Primary School?
- The headteacher of Swain House Primary School is Mrs Clare Pugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swain House Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swain House 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 big is Swain House Primary School?
- Swain House Primary School has 498 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Swain House Primary School full?
- Swain House Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 498 on roll (119%), so it is at or above 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 Swain House Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swain House Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swain House Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Swain House Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Swain House Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Swain House Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Swain House Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swain House Primary School rank locally?
- Swain House Primary School ranked 94th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swain House Primary School's absence rate?
- Swain House Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swain House Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swain House 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.