Lapage Primary School and Nursery
Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 8QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Grogan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 634
- URN
- 143564
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274669100
About this school
Lapage Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 634 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 90 | 83 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 53% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 66% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 67% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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 Lapage Primary School and Nursery 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 | 71% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 704 |
| 2023/24 | 691 |
| 2024/25 | 665 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lapage Primary School and Nursery compares
Lapage Primary School and Nursery ranked 113th of 159 primary schools in Bradford 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 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.6% | 35% | 634 | — |
| Dixons Marchbank Primary | 77% | 5.9% | 23.2% | 479 | 0.1 miles |
| Killinghall Primary School | 67% | 5.9% | 25.3% | 706 | 0.2 miles |
| Byron Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 41.3% | 641 | 0.2 miles |
| Lift Feversham | 90% | 5.5% | 29.9% | 478 | 0.3 miles |
| Co-op Academy Penny Oaks | 55% | 3.6% | 43.6% | 188 | 0.5 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)
- 35.04%
- English as an additional language
- 92%
- Overall absence
- 6.56%
- Persistent absence
- 21.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dixons Marchbank Primary0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Killinghall Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Byron Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lift Feversham0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Penny Oaks0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Lapage Primary School and Nursery ranks 76th 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 Lapage Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lapage Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Lapage Primary School and Nursery is Mr Richard Grogan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lapage Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lapage Primary School and Nursery, 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 Lapage Primary School and Nursery?
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery has 634 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lapage Primary School and Nursery full?
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 630 pupils and 634 on roll (101%), 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 Lapage Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Lapage Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Lapage Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lapage Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lapage Primary School and Nursery?
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery is part of NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lapage Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% 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 Lapage Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery ranked 113th of 159 primary schools in Bradford 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 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lapage Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lapage Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lapage Primary School and Nursery'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.