Wibsey Primary School
North Road, Wibsey, Bradford, BD6 1RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nigel Cooper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 684
- Pupils on roll
- 659
- URN
- 107233
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274678016
About this school
Wibsey Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 659 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 26 April 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 | 88 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 71% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 70% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Wibsey 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 | 56% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 684 |
| 2023/24 | 684 |
| 2024/25 | 682 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wibsey Primary School compares
Wibsey Primary School ranked 89th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.9% | 33.3% | 659 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 54% | 6.2% | 29.2% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 51% | 5.4% | 21.9% | 388 | 0.4 miles |
| Marshfield Primary | 80% | 4.1% | 29.5% | 442 | 0.6 miles |
| Bankfoot Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 21.5% | 247 | 0.6 miles |
| Southmere Primary Academy | 52% | 8.6% | 51.1% | 322 | 0.6 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)
- 33.28%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.87%
- Persistent absence
- 16.02%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Marshfield Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Bankfoot Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Southmere Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Wibsey Primary School ranks 56th 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 Wibsey Primary School teach?
- Wibsey Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Wibsey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wibsey Primary School is Mr Nigel Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wibsey Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wibsey 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 Wibsey Primary School?
- Wibsey Primary School has 659 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wibsey Primary School full?
- Wibsey Primary School has capacity for 684 pupils and 659 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 Wibsey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wibsey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wibsey Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wibsey Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wibsey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wibsey Primary School rank locally?
- Wibsey Primary School ranked 89th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wibsey Primary School's absence rate?
- Wibsey Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wibsey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wibsey 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.