High Park School
Thorn Lane, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 6RY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bridie Dorning
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Carlton Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 135
- URN
- 143533
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274614092
About this school
High Park School is a special academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 135 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected High Park 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How High Park 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report24 April 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.56%
- English as an additional language
- 24.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.79%
- Persistent absence
- 25.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chellow Heights Special School0.1 miles
Special schools · Bradford
-
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy1.5 miles
Academies · Shipley
-
Bradford Grammar School1.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Prism Independent School1.6 miles
Special schools · Bradford
-
Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
- Bradford Beacon School Special schools
- Chellow Heights Special School Special schools
- Co-op Academy Delius Academies
- Co-op Academy Southfield Academies
- Oastlers School Academies
- Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Prism Independent School Special schools
- Abbey Green Nursery School Nursery
- Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Nursery
- Lilycroft Nursery School Nursery
- Midland Road Nursery School Nursery
- St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does High Park School teach?
- High Park School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of High Park School?
- The headteacher of High Park School is Mrs Bridie Dorning, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has High Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected High Park 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 High Park School?
- High Park School has 135 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is High Park School full?
- High Park School has capacity for 100 pupils and 135 on roll (135%), so it is at or above 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 High Park School a faith school?
- No. High Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is High Park School part of an academy trust?
- High Park School is part of CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does High Park School have?
- The schools register lists High Park School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is High Park School's absence rate?
- High Park School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are High Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, High Park 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 10 July 2026.