Thorpe Primary
Albion Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 9PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Mennell
- Sponsor
- Carlton Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 148288
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274414126
About this school
Thorpe Primary is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thorpe Primary, 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
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
- 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 | 22 | 29 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 79% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 17% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 79% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Thorpe 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 | 41% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorpe Primary compares
Thorpe Primary ranked 40th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.4% | 43.9% | 192 | — |
| Co-op Academy Parkland | 65% | 8.3% | 60.7% | 186 | 0.4 miles |
| Idle CofE Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 389 | 0.5 miles |
| Blakehill Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 14.7% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Thackley Primary School | 80% | 3.3% | 11.7% | 465 | 0.6 miles |
| Greengates Primary Academy | 71% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 204 | 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)
- 43.88%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 19.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Parkland0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Idle CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Blakehill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Thackley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Greengates Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Thorpe Primary ranks 25th 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 ages does Thorpe Primary teach?
- Thorpe Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorpe Primary?
- The headteacher of Thorpe Primary is Mr Paul Mennell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thorpe Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorpe 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 many pupils are at Thorpe Primary?
- Thorpe Primary has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thorpe Primary full?
- Thorpe Primary has capacity for 206 pupils and 192 on roll (93%), 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 Thorpe Primary a faith school?
- No. Thorpe Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorpe Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thorpe Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Is Thorpe Primary part of an academy trust?
- Thorpe 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 Thorpe Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thorpe Primary compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Thorpe Primary ranked 40th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorpe Primary's absence rate?
- Thorpe Primary's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorpe Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorpe 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.