Byron Primary School
Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 0AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Booth
- 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
- 641
- URN
- 144050
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274722981
About this school
Byron Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 641 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Byron 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 92 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 52% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 58% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 71% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Byron 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 | 50% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 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 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 688 |
| 2023/24 | 683 |
| 2024/25 | 661 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Byron Primary School compares
Byron Primary School ranked 34th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.8% | 41.3% | 641 | — |
| Lapage Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 6.6% | 35% | 634 | 0.2 miles |
| Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy | 92% | 5.4% | 35.8% | 520 | 0.3 miles |
| Lift Feversham | 90% | 5.5% | 29.9% | 478 | 0.3 miles |
| Killinghall Primary School | 67% | 5.9% | 25.3% | 706 | 0.3 miles |
| Dixons Marchbank Primary | 77% | 5.9% | 23.2% | 479 | 0.3 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)
- 41.29%
- English as an additional language
- 68.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lapage Primary School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lift Feversham0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Killinghall Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Dixons Marchbank Primary0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Byron Primary School ranks 22nd 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
- Carlton Mills Primary
- Carrwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Byron Primary School teach?
- Byron Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Byron Primary School?
- The headteacher of Byron Primary School is Mr Paul Booth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Byron Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Byron 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 Byron Primary School?
- Byron Primary School has 641 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Byron Primary School full?
- Byron Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 641 on roll (102%), 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 Byron Primary School a faith school?
- No. Byron Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Byron Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Byron Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Byron Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Byron Primary School 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 Byron Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Byron Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Byron Primary School ranked 34th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Byron Primary School's absence rate?
- Byron Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Byron Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Byron 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.