Wellington Primary School
Dudley Hill Road, Bradford, BD2 3DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joy Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- URN
- 107230
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274774446
About this school
Wellington Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 473 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 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 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 56% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 71% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 68% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Wellington 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 | 53% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 485 |
| 2023/24 | 482 |
| 2024/25 | 472 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wellington Primary School compares
Wellington Primary School ranked 82nd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.6% | 27% | 473 | — |
| Peel Park Primary School and Nursery | 50% | 7.2% | 37.9% | 529 | 0.4 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 60% | 3.4% | 11% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 28.5% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Fagley Primary School | 27% | 5.8% | 43.1% | 269 | 0.5 miles |
| St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 57% | 5.9% | 43% | 190 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.99%
- English as an additional language
- 36.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.91%
Location
Nearby schools
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Peel Park Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Fagley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Wellington Primary School ranks 50th 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 Wellington Primary School teach?
- Wellington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Wellington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wellington Primary School is Mrs Joy Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wellington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wellington 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 Wellington Primary School?
- Wellington Primary School has 473 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wellington Primary School full?
- Wellington Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 473 on roll (113%), 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 Wellington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wellington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wellington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wellington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wellington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wellington Primary School rank locally?
- Wellington Primary School ranked 82nd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wellington Primary School's absence rate?
- Wellington Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wellington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wellington 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.