Newhall Park Primary School
Newhall Road, Bierley, Bradford, BD4 6AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karren El Kheir
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 132185
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274778577
About this school
Newhall Park Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newhall Park 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 November 2021, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 60% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 72% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 75% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Newhall Park 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 | 60% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newhall Park Primary School compares
Newhall Park Primary School ranked 25th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 6.7% | 40.9% | 409 | — |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 76% | 3.7% | 36% | 469 | 0.6 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 58% | 7.1% | 42% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 338 | 0.8 miles |
| Knowleswood Primary School | 20% | 7.9% | 70.6% | 363 | 0.9 miles |
| Bowling Park Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 44.2% | 615 | 1.0 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)
- 40.87%
- English as an additional language
- 38.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Knowleswood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Bowling Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Newhall Park Primary School ranks 15th 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 Newhall Park Primary School teach?
- Newhall Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Newhall Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newhall Park Primary School is Mrs Karren El Kheir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newhall Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newhall Park 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 Newhall Park Primary School?
- Newhall Park Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newhall Park Primary School full?
- Newhall Park Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 409 on roll (82%), 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 Newhall Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newhall Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newhall Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newhall Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Newhall Park 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 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newhall Park Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Newhall Park Primary School ranked 25th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newhall Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Newhall Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newhall Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newhall Park 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 30 June 2026.