Atlas Community Primary School
Lincoln Close, Manningham, Bradford, BD8 8DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Simpson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Priestley Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 143565
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274495190
About this school
Atlas Community Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Atlas Community 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 25 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 72% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 40% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Atlas Community 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 | 52% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Atlas Community Primary School compares
Atlas Community Primary School ranked 81st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.9% | 36.9% | 186 | — |
| Iqra Primary Academy | 42% | 5.6% | 19.7% | 616 | 0.1 miles |
| Dixons Manningham Academy | 64% | 5.9% | 31.4% | 368 | 0.1 miles |
| Green Lane Primary School | 48% | 7% | 40.2% | 518 | 0.2 miles |
| Miriam Lord Primary School | 65% | 5.9% | 28.5% | 370 | 0.3 miles |
| Westbourne Primary School | 55% | 7.6% | 40.2% | 381 | 0.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.93%
- English as an additional language
- 87.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 10.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Iqra Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Dixons Manningham Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Green Lane Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Miriam Lord Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Westbourne Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Atlas Community Primary School ranks 49th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE 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
- Carrwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Atlas Community Primary School teach?
- Atlas Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Atlas Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Atlas Community Primary School is Mrs Lisa Simpson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Atlas Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Atlas Community 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 Atlas Community Primary School?
- Atlas Community Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Atlas Community Primary School full?
- Atlas Community Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 186 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 Atlas Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Atlas Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Atlas Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Atlas Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Atlas Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Atlas Community Primary School is part of THE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Atlas Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Atlas Community Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Atlas Community Primary School ranked 81st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Atlas Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Atlas Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Atlas Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Atlas Community 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.