Girlington Primary School
Girlington Road, Bradford, BD8 9NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs K A Swales
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 492
- URN
- 107293
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274493543
About this school
Girlington Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 492 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Girlington 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
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 59% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 75% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 71% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 76% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Girlington 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 | 42% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 490 |
| 2023/24 | 485 |
| 2024/25 | 508 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Girlington Primary School compares
Girlington Primary School ranked 131st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.1% | 42.5% | 492 | — |
| Whetley Academy | 50% | 7.2% | 36.7% | 387 | 0.1 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 39.6% | 210 | 0.2 miles |
| St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 60% | 4% | 41.6% | 117 | 0.4 miles |
| Lady Royd Primary School | 75% | 5.7% | 46.7% | 350 | 0.4 miles |
| Lilycroft Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 35% | 367 | 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)
- 42.48%
- English as an additional language
- 90.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whetley Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Philip's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lady Royd Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lilycroft Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Girlington Primary School ranks 91st 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 Girlington Primary School teach?
- Girlington Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Girlington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Girlington Primary School is Mrs K A Swales, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Girlington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Girlington 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 Girlington Primary School?
- Girlington Primary School has 492 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Girlington Primary School full?
- Girlington Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 492 on roll (117%), 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 Girlington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Girlington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Girlington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Girlington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Girlington Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Girlington Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Girlington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Girlington Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Girlington Primary School ranked 131st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Girlington Primary School's absence rate?
- Girlington Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Girlington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Girlington 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.