Horton Grange Primary School
Spencer Road, Great Horton, Bradford, BD7 2EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Marshall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Exceed Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 682
- URN
- 143093
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274573287
About this school
Horton Grange Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 682 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horton Grange 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 85 | 86 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 58% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 24% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 60% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 84% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 0% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 114.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +7.20 | - | - |
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 Horton Grange 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 | 66% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 729 |
| 2023/24 | 726 |
| 2024/25 | 728 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horton Grange Primary School compares
Horton Grange Primary School ranked 121st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.6% | 32.7% | 682 | — |
| Farnham Primary School | 69% | 6.1% | 28.7% | 441 | 0.1 miles |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | 54% | 8.1% | 48.2% | 412 | 0.4 miles |
| Copthorne Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 29.3% | 517 | 0.4 miles |
| Co-op Academy Princeville | 41% | 6.1% | 40.5% | 392 | 0.4 miles |
| Lidget Green Primary School | 41% | 6.2% | 38.7% | 508 | 0.6 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)
- 32.7%
- English as an additional language
- 87.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Farnham Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Copthorne Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Co-op Academy Princeville0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lidget Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Horton Grange Primary School ranks 82nd 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 Horton Grange Primary School teach?
- Horton Grange Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Horton Grange Primary School?
- The headteacher of Horton Grange Primary School is Miss Rebecca Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horton Grange Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horton Grange 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 Horton Grange Primary School?
- Horton Grange Primary School has 682 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Horton Grange Primary School full?
- Horton Grange Primary School has capacity for 750 pupils and 682 on roll (91%), 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 Horton Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. Horton Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horton Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Horton Grange Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Horton Grange Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Horton Grange 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 Horton Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Horton Grange Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Horton Grange Primary School ranked 121st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horton Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- Horton Grange Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horton Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horton Grange 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 2 July 2026.