Lidget Green Academy
Birks Fold, Lidget Green, Bradford, BD7 2QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Woffendin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 743
- Pupils on roll
- 508
- URN
- 150016
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274579576
About this school
Lidget Green Academy is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 508 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 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 91 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 99.0 |
Trends over time
How Lidget Green 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 | — | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 548 |
| 2024/25 | 516 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lidget Green Academy compares
Lidget Green Academy ranked 145th of 158 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6.2% | 38.7% | 508 | — |
| St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 60% | 4% | 41.6% | 117 | 0.4 miles |
| Crossley Hall Academy | 33% | 7.5% | 34.1% | 644 | 0.5 miles |
| Horton Grange Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 32.7% | 682 | 0.6 miles |
| Co-op Academy Princeville | 41% | 6.1% | 40.5% | 392 | 0.6 miles |
| Farnham Academy | 69% | 6.1% | 28.7% | 441 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.74%
- English as an additional language
- 73.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 20.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Crossley Hall Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Horton Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Princeville0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Farnham Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Lidget Green Academy ranks 102nd 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
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Lidget Green Primary School to Lidget Green Academy recorded 3 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Lidget Green Academy teach?
- Lidget Green Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lidget Green Academy?
- The headteacher of Lidget Green Academy is Mrs Louise Woffendin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lidget Green Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lidget Green 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 Lidget Green Academy?
- Lidget Green Academy has 508 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lidget Green Academy full?
- Lidget Green Academy has capacity for 743 pupils and 508 on roll (68%), 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 Lidget Green Academy a faith school?
- No. Lidget Green Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lidget Green Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lidget Green Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lidget Green Academy?
- Lidget Green Academy is part of IMPACT EDUCATION 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 Lidget Green Academy have?
- The schools register lists Lidget Green Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lidget Green Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2023/24 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lidget Green Academy rank locally?
- Lidget Green Academy ranked 145th of 158 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lidget Green Academy's absence rate?
- Lidget Green Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lidget Green Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lidget Green 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 3 September 2026.