Miriam Lord Primary School
Bavaria Place, Manningham, Bradford, BD8 8RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Bryan Harrison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Priestley Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 370
- URN
- 149233
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0127496611
About this school
Miriam Lord Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 370 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Miriam Lord 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 | — | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 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 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 403 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Miriam Lord Primary School compares
Miriam Lord Primary School ranked 67th 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 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.9% | 28.5% | 370 | — |
| Iqra Primary Academy | 42% | 5.6% | 19.7% | 616 | 0.1 miles |
| Westbourne Primary School | 55% | 7.6% | 40.2% | 381 | 0.1 miles |
| Lilycroft Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 35% | 367 | 0.2 miles |
| Atlas Community Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 36.9% | 186 | 0.3 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 39.6% | 210 | 0.4 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)
- 28.49%
- English as an additional language
- 73.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 17.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Iqra Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Westbourne Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Lilycroft Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Atlas Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
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St Philip's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Miriam Lord Primary School ranks 40th 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 Miriam Lord Primary School teach?
- Miriam Lord Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Miriam Lord Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Miriam Lord Primary School is Mr Bryan Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Miriam Lord Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Miriam Lord 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 Miriam Lord Primary School?
- Miriam Lord Primary School has 370 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Miriam Lord Primary School full?
- Miriam Lord Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 370 on roll (88%), 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 Miriam Lord Primary School a faith school?
- No. Miriam Lord Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Miriam Lord Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Miriam Lord Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Miriam Lord Primary School?
- Miriam Lord Primary School is part of THE PRIESTLEY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Miriam Lord Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Miriam Lord Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Miriam Lord Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2023/24 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 Miriam Lord Primary School rank locally?
- Miriam Lord Primary School ranked 67th 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 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Miriam Lord Primary School's absence rate?
- Miriam Lord Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Miriam Lord Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Miriam Lord 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.