Drighlington Primary School
Moorland Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Harris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Elevate Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 134407
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132853000
About this school
Drighlington Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 396 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 57 | 58 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 50% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 76% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 59% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 59% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Drighlington 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Drighlington Primary School compares
Drighlington Primary School ranked 161st of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.7% | 13.3% | 396 | — |
| Fieldhead Primary Academy | 70% | 6.3% | 64.9% | 183 | 0.8 miles |
| Birchfield Primary School | 84% | 4% | 14.8% | 233 | 1.1 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy | 71% | 3.9% | 15% | 234 | 1.1 miles |
| Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 77% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 457 | 1.2 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School | 83% | 4% | 28% | 187 | 1.2 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)
- 13.28%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 14.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fieldhead Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Birchfield Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Batley
-
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
- 1.2 miles
Other schools in Bradford
Drighlington Primary School ranks 75th 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 Drighlington Primary School teach?
- Drighlington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Drighlington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Drighlington Primary School is Mrs Sara Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Drighlington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Drighlington 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 Drighlington Primary School?
- Drighlington Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Drighlington Primary School full?
- Drighlington Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 396 on roll (80%), 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 Drighlington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Drighlington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Drighlington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Drighlington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Drighlington Primary School?
- Drighlington Primary School is part of the Elevate Learning Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Drighlington 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 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Drighlington Primary School rank locally?
- Drighlington Primary School ranked 161st of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Drighlington Primary School's absence rate?
- Drighlington Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Drighlington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Drighlington 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 1 July 2026.