Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
Nelson Street, Bradford, BD5 0HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Acting Head of School
- Mr Jonathan Harris
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 329
- URN
- 137320
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274221400
About this school
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 329 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2022, 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 | 43 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 66% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 19% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 76% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy 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 | 74% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 374 |
| 2024/25 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy compares
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy ranked 62nd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.5% | 28.6% | 329 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 47% | 4.8% | 33.6% | 342 | 0.4 miles |
| Dixons Music Primary | 63% | 5.3% | 17% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints CofE Primary School | 70% | 5.9% | 44% | 628 | 0.6 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 52% | 6.4% | 45.7% | 460 | 0.6 miles |
| Newby Primary School | 66% | 6.4% | 32.4% | 442 | 0.7 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)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 50.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.45%
- Persistent absence
- 16.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Dixons Music Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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All Saints CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Newby Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy ranks 37th 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 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy teach?
- Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the acting head of school of Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy?
- The acting head of school of Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy is Mr Jonathan Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy, 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 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy?
- Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy has 329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy full?
- Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 329 on roll (78%), 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 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy a faith school?
- No. Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy?
- Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy rank locally?
- Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy ranked 62nd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy's absence rate?
- Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy'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.