Carrwood Primary School
Eversley Drive, Holmewood, Bradford, BD4 0EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Malt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leading Learners Academy Trust (Tyldesley Primary School)
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 471
- Pupils on roll
- 285
- URN
- 149732
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274664864
About this school
Carrwood Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 285 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
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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Carrwood Primary School (URN 107240).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 40 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 43% |
| Expected standard in maths | 35% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 |
Trends over time
How Carrwood 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 | 25% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 311 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carrwood Primary School compares
Carrwood Primary School ranked 156th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 9.3% | 62.4% | 285 | — |
| Ryecroft Primary Academy | 50% | 7.7% | 56.8% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Co-op Academy Beckfield | 71% | 6.3% | 50.6% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Meadow Bank Community School | 37% | 9.7% | 51.3% | 286 | 0.6 miles |
| Knowleswood Primary School | 20% | 7.9% | 70.6% | 363 | 0.6 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 58% | 7.1% | 42% | 420 | 0.8 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)
- 62.35%
- English as an additional language
- 18.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.28%
- Persistent absence
- 34.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ryecroft Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Beckfield0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Meadow Bank Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Knowleswood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Carrwood Primary School ranks 108th 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 Carrwood Primary School teach?
- Carrwood Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Carrwood Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Carrwood Primary School is Miss Nicola Malt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Carrwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carrwood 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 Carrwood Primary School?
- Carrwood Primary School has 285 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Carrwood Primary School full?
- Carrwood Primary School has capacity for 471 pupils and 285 on roll (61%), 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 Carrwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carrwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carrwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carrwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Carrwood Primary School?
- Carrwood Primary School is part of LEADING LEARNERS MULTI 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 Carrwood Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Carrwood 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 Carrwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2023/24 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carrwood Primary School rank locally?
- Carrwood Primary School ranked 156th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carrwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Carrwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carrwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carrwood 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.