Margaret McMillan Primary School
Scotchman Road, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 5DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah/Sarah Hodge/Johnson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Priestley Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 665
- Pupils on roll
- 553
- URN
- 143568
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274495934
About this school
Margaret McMillan Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 553 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 90 | 74 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 59% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 74% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 76% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 70% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Margaret McMillan 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 | 51% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 635 |
| 2023/24 | 618 |
| 2024/25 | 593 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Margaret McMillan Primary School compares
Margaret McMillan Primary School ranked 104th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.6% | 31.2% | 553 | — |
| St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 69% | 4.8% | 21.1% | 226 | 0.1 miles |
| Carlton Mills | 45% | 8.1% | 37.2% | 287 | 0.1 miles |
| Lilycroft Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 35% | 367 | 0.4 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 39.6% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 17.2% | 382 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.18%
- English as an additional language
- 71%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.45%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.1 miles
-
Carlton Mills0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lilycroft Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Philip's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Margaret McMillan Primary School ranks 66th 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 Margaret McMillan Primary School teach?
- Margaret McMillan Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Margaret McMillan Primary School?
- The headteacher of Margaret McMillan Primary School is Mrs Sarah/Sarah Hodge/Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Margaret McMillan Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Margaret McMillan 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 big is Margaret McMillan Primary School?
- Margaret McMillan Primary School has 553 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Margaret McMillan Primary School full?
- Margaret McMillan Primary School has capacity for 665 pupils and 553 on roll (83%), 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 Margaret McMillan Primary School a faith school?
- No. Margaret McMillan Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Margaret McMillan Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Margaret McMillan Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Margaret McMillan Primary School?
- Margaret McMillan 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 Margaret McMillan Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Margaret McMillan Primary School rank locally?
- Margaret McMillan Primary School ranked 104th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Margaret McMillan Primary School's absence rate?
- Margaret McMillan Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Margaret McMillan Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Margaret McMillan 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 10 July 2026.