Thackley Primary School
Town Lane, Thackley, Bradford, BD10 8PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Annette Patterson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 465
- URN
- 107221
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274414437
About this school
Thackley Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 465 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thackley 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 83% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 92% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 93% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 86% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.60 | - | - |
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 Thackley 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 | 82% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 469 |
| 2023/24 | 468 |
| 2024/25 | 466 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thackley Primary School compares
Thackley Primary School ranked 14th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.3% | 11.7% | 465 | — |
| Idle CofE Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 389 | 0.1 miles |
| Thorpe Primary | 71% | 6.4% | 43.9% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 88% | 4.9% | 35.7% | 108 | 0.9 miles |
| Co-op Academy Parkland | 65% | 8.3% | 60.7% | 186 | 0.9 miles |
| Blakehill Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 14.7% | 421 | 1.0 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)
- 11.67%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.33%
- Persistent absence
- 4.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Idle CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Thorpe Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Shipley
-
Co-op Academy Parkland0.9 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Blakehill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Thackley Primary School ranks 6th 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 Thackley Primary School teach?
- Thackley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Thackley Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Thackley Primary School is Mrs Annette Patterson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thackley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thackley 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 Thackley Primary School?
- Thackley Primary School has 465 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thackley Primary School full?
- Thackley Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 465 on roll (93%), 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 Thackley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thackley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thackley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thackley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Thackley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thackley Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Thackley Primary School ranked 14th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thackley Primary School's absence rate?
- Thackley Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thackley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thackley 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.