Holybrook Primary School
Rillington Mead, Greengates, Bradford, BD10 0EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Lloyd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Exceed Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 258
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 145303
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274611327
About this school
Holybrook Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 256 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 73% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 76% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 76% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 Holybrook 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 | 78% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 246 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holybrook Primary School compares
Holybrook Primary School ranked 72nd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 | 64% | 6.6% | 62.5% | 256 | — |
| Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 46% | 7.2% | 36.6% | 180 | 0.2 miles |
| Cavendish Primary School | 50% | 7.4% | 50.6% | 456 | 0.4 miles |
| Greengates Primary Academy | 71% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 204 | 0.5 miles |
| Co-op Academy Parkland | 65% | 8.3% | 60.7% | 186 | 0.5 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 28.5% | 209 | 0.7 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)
- 62.45%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.62%
- Persistent absence
- 22.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Cavendish Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Greengates Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Parkland0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Holybrook Primary School ranks 44th 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 Holybrook Primary School teach?
- Holybrook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Holybrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holybrook Primary School is Mr Chris Lloyd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holybrook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holybrook 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 Holybrook Primary School?
- Holybrook Primary School has 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holybrook Primary School full?
- Holybrook Primary School has capacity for 258 pupils and 256 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holybrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holybrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holybrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holybrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Holybrook Primary School?
- Holybrook Primary School is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Holybrook Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Holybrook Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Holybrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holybrook Primary School rank locally?
- Holybrook Primary School ranked 72nd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 Holybrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Holybrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holybrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holybrook 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.