Marshfield Primary
Thornton Lane, Little Horton, Bradford, BD5 9DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Head teacher
- Miss Zara Kearns
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Carlton Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 428
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 148268
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274573295
About this school
Marshfield Primary is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 442 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
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
- 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 | 56 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 91% | 69% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 12% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 92% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 90% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +8.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +8.90 | - | - |
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 Marshfield Primary 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 | 91% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 458 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marshfield Primary compares
Marshfield Primary ranked 16th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.1% | 29.5% | 442 | — |
| Bankfoot Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 21.5% | 247 | 0.2 miles |
| Newby Primary School | 66% | 6.4% | 32.4% | 442 | 0.4 miles |
| Horton Park Primary School | 54% | 5.8% | 46.8% | 422 | 0.5 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 52% | 6.4% | 45.7% | 460 | 0.6 miles |
| Wibsey Primary School | 60% | 5.9% | 33.3% | 659 | 0.6 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)
- 29.45%
- English as an additional language
- 68.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 11.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bankfoot Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Newby Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Horton Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Wibsey Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Marshfield Primary ranks 8th 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 Marshfield Primary teach?
- Marshfield Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the head teacher of Marshfield Primary?
- The head teacher of Marshfield Primary is Miss Zara Kearns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marshfield Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marshfield Primary, 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 Marshfield Primary?
- Marshfield Primary has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Marshfield Primary full?
- Marshfield Primary has capacity for 428 pupils and 442 on roll (103%), 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 Marshfield Primary a faith school?
- No. Marshfield Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Marshfield Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marshfield Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Marshfield Primary?
- Marshfield Primary is part of CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Marshfield Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 91% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marshfield Primary rank locally?
- Marshfield Primary ranked 16th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marshfield Primary's absence rate?
- Marshfield Primary's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marshfield Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marshfield Primary'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.