Brackenhill Primary School
Dracup Road, Great Horton, Bradford, BD7 4HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nair Ishtiaq
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 444
- URN
- 107250
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274578286
About this school
Brackenhill Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 444 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 81% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 93% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 95% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 90% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.10 | - | - |
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 Brackenhill 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 | 70% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 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 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 464 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brackenhill Primary School compares
Brackenhill Primary School ranked 19th 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 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.4% | 33.1% | 444 | — |
| Southmere Primary Academy | 52% | 8.6% | 51.1% | 322 | 0.4 miles |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | 54% | 8.1% | 48.2% | 412 | 0.4 miles |
| Hollingwood Primary School | 80% | 7.4% | 29.4% | 479 | 0.5 miles |
| Horton Grange Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 32.7% | 682 | 0.6 miles |
| Horton Park Primary School | 54% | 5.8% | 46.8% | 422 | 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)
- 33.09%
- English as an additional language
- 87.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southmere Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Hollingwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Horton Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Horton Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Brackenhill Primary School ranks 10th 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
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
- Carrwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brackenhill Primary School teach?
- Brackenhill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Brackenhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brackenhill Primary School is Mrs Nair Ishtiaq, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brackenhill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brackenhill 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 Brackenhill Primary School?
- Brackenhill Primary School has 444 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brackenhill Primary School full?
- Brackenhill Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 444 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 Brackenhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brackenhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brackenhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brackenhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Brackenhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% 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 Brackenhill Primary School rank locally?
- Brackenhill Primary School ranked 19th 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 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brackenhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Brackenhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brackenhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brackenhill 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 8 July 2026.