Harden Primary School
Long Lane, Harden, Bingley, BD16 1LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Ruddock
- Sponsor
- Exceed Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 214
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 140076
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535273847
About this school
Harden Primary School is a primary academy in Bingley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harden 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 87% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 97% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 94% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 94% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Harden 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 | 83% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harden Primary School compares
Harden Primary School ranked 4th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 2.9% | 9.4% | 212 | — |
| Wilsden Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 13.8% | 265 | 1.3 miles |
| Myrtle Park Primary | 57% | 3.7% | 13.4% | 216 | 1.4 miles |
| Cullingworth Village Primary School | 55% | 3.9% | 13.4% | 311 | 1.6 miles |
| Long Lee Primary School | 39% | 5.6% | 32% | 310 | 1.7 miles |
| Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery | 68% | 4.2% | 21.1% | 186 | 1.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 18 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.39%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.93%
- Persistent absence
- 4.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wilsden Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Myrtle Park Primary1.4 miles
Primary · Bingley
-
Cullingworth Village Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Long Lee Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Bingley
Other schools in Bingley
Harden Primary School ranks 1st 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
- Myrtle Park Primary 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 ages does Harden Primary School teach?
- Harden Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bingley.
- Who is the headteacher of Harden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harden Primary School is Mrs Leanne Ruddock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harden 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 Harden Primary School?
- Harden Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Harden Primary School full?
- Harden Primary School has capacity for 214 pupils and 212 on roll (99%), 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 Harden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harden Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harden Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Harden Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Harden Primary School is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harden Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Harden Primary School ranked 4th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harden Primary School's absence rate?
- Harden Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harden 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.