Green Lane Primary School
Green Lane, Manningham, Bradford, BD8 8HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Baxendale
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Priestley Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 518
- URN
- 143573
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274774644
About this school
Green Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 518 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 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 | 83 | 82 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 40% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 49% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 56% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 55% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Green Lane 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 | 40% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 623 |
| 2023/24 | 591 |
| 2024/25 | 572 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Green Lane Primary School compares
Green Lane Primary School ranked 130th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 7% | 40.2% | 518 | — |
| Dixons Manningham Academy | 64% | 5.9% | 31.4% | 368 | 0.1 miles |
| Atlas Community Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 36.9% | 186 | 0.2 miles |
| Iqra Primary Academy | 42% | 5.6% | 19.7% | 616 | 0.3 miles |
| Miriam Lord Primary School | 65% | 5.9% | 28.5% | 370 | 0.4 miles |
| Westbourne Primary School | 55% | 7.6% | 40.2% | 381 | 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)
- 40.24%
- English as an additional language
- 78.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.97%
- Persistent absence
- 23.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dixons Manningham Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Atlas Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Iqra Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Miriam Lord Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Westbourne Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Green Lane Primary School ranks 90th 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 Green Lane Primary School teach?
- Green Lane Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Green Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Green Lane Primary School is Mrs Joanna Baxendale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Green Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Green Lane 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 Green Lane Primary School?
- Green Lane Primary School has 518 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Green Lane Primary School full?
- Green Lane Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 518 on roll (82%), 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 Green Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Green Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Green Lane Primary School a selective school?
- No. Green Lane Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Green Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Green Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Green Lane Primary School?
- Green Lane 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.
- What SEN provision does Green Lane Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Green Lane Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Green Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Green Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Green Lane Primary School ranked 130th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Green Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Green Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Green Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Green Lane 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.