Co-op Academy Parkland
Old Park Road, Thorpe Edge, Bradford, BD10 9BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Charlotte Wierzbianski
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 145752
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274611512
About this school
Co-op Academy Parkland is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 186 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 | 27 | 33 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 52% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 37% | 76% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 37% | 64% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 22% | 52% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 Co-op Academy Parkland 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 | 26% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Parkland compares
Co-op Academy Parkland ranked 66th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 8.3% | 60.7% | 186 | — |
| Greengates Primary Academy | 71% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 204 | 0.3 miles |
| Thorpe Primary | 71% | 6.4% | 43.9% | 192 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 46% | 7.2% | 36.6% | 180 | 0.5 miles |
| Holybrook Primary School | 64% | 6.6% | 62.5% | 256 | 0.5 miles |
| Cavendish Primary School | 50% | 7.4% | 50.6% | 456 | 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)
- 60.67%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.25%
- Persistent absence
- 27.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greengates Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Thorpe Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Holybrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Cavendish Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Co-op Academy Parkland ranks 39th 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 Co-op Academy Parkland teach?
- Co-op Academy Parkland teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the head of school of Co-op Academy Parkland?
- The head of school of Co-op Academy Parkland is Mrs Charlotte Wierzbianski, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Parkland last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Parkland, 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 Co-op Academy Parkland?
- Co-op Academy Parkland has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Parkland full?
- Co-op Academy Parkland has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 on roll (89%), 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 Co-op Academy Parkland a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Parkland has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Parkland a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Parkland is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Co-op Academy Parkland have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Co-op Academy Parkland as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Parkland?
- Co-op Academy Parkland is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Co-op Academy Parkland's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Parkland rank locally?
- Co-op Academy Parkland ranked 66th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Parkland's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Parkland's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Parkland's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Parkland'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.