Myrtle Park Primary
Ash Terrace, Bingley, BD16 1HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Wheeler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 244
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 107437
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274564681
About this school
Myrtle Park Primary is a foundation primary school in Bingley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 71% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 81% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 84% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 77% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Myrtle Park Primary 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 | 52% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Myrtle Park Primary compares
Myrtle Park Primary ranked 97th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 3.7% | 13.4% | 216 | — |
| Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School | 61% | 5.1% | 33.6% | 160 | 0.3 miles |
| Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery | 68% | 4.2% | 21.1% | 186 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 75% | 3.3% | 9% | 153 | 0.5 miles |
| Eldwick Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 517 | 1.0 miles |
| Crossflatts Primary School | 76% | 4.3% | 13.7% | 476 | 1.3 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)
- 13.37%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 6.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bingley
-
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Bingley
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bingley
-
Eldwick Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bingley
-
Crossflatts Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bingley
Other schools in Bingley
Myrtle Park Primary ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bingley.
- Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cottingley Village Primary School Primary
- Crossflatts Primary School Primary
- Eldwick Primary School Primary
- Harden Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beckfoot School Secondary
- Bingley Grammar School Secondary
- Dixons Cottingley Academy Secondary
- Hazelbeck Special School Academies
- Lady Lane Park School & Nursery Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Myrtle Park Primary teach?
- Myrtle Park Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bingley.
- Who is the headteacher of Myrtle Park Primary?
- The headteacher of Myrtle Park Primary is Mr Kevin Wheeler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Myrtle Park Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Myrtle Park Primary, 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 Myrtle Park Primary?
- Myrtle Park Primary has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Myrtle Park Primary full?
- Myrtle Park Primary has capacity for 244 pupils and 216 on roll (89%), 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 Myrtle Park Primary a faith school?
- No. Myrtle Park Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Myrtle Park Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Myrtle Park Primary as having nursery classes.
- How have Myrtle Park Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Myrtle Park Primary rank locally?
- Myrtle Park Primary ranked 97th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Myrtle Park Primary's absence rate?
- Myrtle Park Primary's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Myrtle Park Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Myrtle Park Primary'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.