Killinghall Primary School
Killinghall Road, Bradford, BD3 7JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Spencer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 740
- Pupils on roll
- 706
- URN
- 107431
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274771166
About this school
Killinghall Primary School is a foundation primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 706 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 63% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 1% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 82% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 85% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| 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 Killinghall 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 | 69% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 734 |
| 2023/24 | 717 |
| 2024/25 | 723 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Killinghall Primary School compares
Killinghall Primary School ranked 59th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.9% | 25.3% | 706 | — |
| Dixons Marchbank Primary | 77% | 5.9% | 23.2% | 479 | 0.2 miles |
| Lapage Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 6.6% | 35% | 634 | 0.2 miles |
| Byron Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 41.3% | 641 | 0.3 miles |
| St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 57% | 5.9% | 43% | 190 | 0.5 miles |
| Lift Feversham | 90% | 5.5% | 29.9% | 478 | 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)
- 25.28%
- English as an additional language
- 50.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 16.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dixons Marchbank Primary0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lapage Primary School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Byron Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lift Feversham0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Killinghall Primary School ranks 36th 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 Killinghall Primary School teach?
- Killinghall Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Killinghall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Killinghall Primary School is Mrs Claire Spencer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Killinghall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Killinghall 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 Killinghall Primary School?
- Killinghall Primary School has 706 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Killinghall Primary School full?
- Killinghall Primary School has capacity for 740 pupils and 706 on roll (95%), 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 Killinghall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Killinghall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Killinghall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Killinghall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Killinghall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Killinghall Primary School rank locally?
- Killinghall Primary School ranked 59th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Killinghall Primary School's absence rate?
- Killinghall 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 Killinghall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Killinghall 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.