Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy
Dick Lane, Thornbury, Bradford, BD3 7AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Young
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 495
- URN
- 145936
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274665812
About this school
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 495 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 61 | 65 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 12% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 88% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy 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 | 75% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 505 |
| 2023/24 | 516 |
| 2024/25 | 508 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy compares
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy ranked 18th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.5% | 31.8% | 495 | — |
| Dixons Marchbank Primary | 77% | 5.9% | 23.2% | 479 | 0.6 miles |
| Co-op Academy Beckfield | 71% | 6.3% | 50.6% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School | 65% | 8.2% | 27.7% | 442 | 0.6 miles |
| Meadow Bank Community School | 37% | 9.7% | 51.3% | 286 | 0.6 miles |
| Lapage Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 6.6% | 35% | 634 | 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)
- 31.81%
- English as an additional language
- 53.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 14.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dixons Marchbank Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Beckfield0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Meadow Bank Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lapage Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy ranks 9th 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 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy teach?
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy?
- The headteacher of Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy is Mr Chris Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy, 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 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy?
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy has 495 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy full?
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 495 on roll (79%), 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 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy a faith school?
- No. Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy?
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy rank locally?
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy ranked 18th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy's absence rate?
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy'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.