Farfield Primary and Nursery School
Reevy Crescent, Bradford, BD6 2BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Nichols
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 384
- URN
- 107238
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274678545
About this school
Farfield Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 384 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 66% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 69% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 71% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 63% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Farfield Primary and Nursery 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 | 59% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 446 |
| 2023/24 | 431 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farfield Primary and Nursery School compares
Farfield Primary and Nursery School ranked 20th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 8.2% | 49.2% | 384 | — |
| Reevy Hill Primary School | 50% | 6% | 56.2% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodside Academy | 58% | 6% | 50.3% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 54% | 6.2% | 29.2% | 198 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School | 60% | 4.5% | 18.2% | 192 | 0.7 miles |
| Home Farm Primary School | 57% | 5.9% | 34.9% | 456 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.22%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.23%
- Persistent absence
- 24.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reevy Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Woodside Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School0.7 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Home Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Farfield Primary and Nursery School ranks 11th 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 Farfield Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Farfield Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Farfield Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Farfield Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Sarah Nichols, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Farfield Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farfield Primary and Nursery 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 Farfield Primary and Nursery School?
- Farfield Primary and Nursery School has 384 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Farfield Primary and Nursery School full?
- Farfield Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 384 on roll (91%), 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 Farfield Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Farfield Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Farfield Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Farfield Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Farfield Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farfield Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Farfield Primary and Nursery School ranked 20th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farfield Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Farfield Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farfield Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farfield Primary and Nursery 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.