Lidget Green Primary School
Birks Fold, Lidget Green, Bradford, BD7 2QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PENNINE ACADEMIES YORKSHIRE
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Woffendin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- 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 Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 508 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lidget Green Primary School under its current framework. 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
Lidget Green Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
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 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 | 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 Primary School compares
Lidget Green Primary School ranked 146th of 159 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 Primary School | 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 Primary School | 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 Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Horton Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Co-op Academy Princeville0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
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Farnham Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Lidget Green Primary School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Lidget Green Primary School teach?
- Lidget Green Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lidget Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lidget Green Primary School is Mrs Louise Woffendin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lidget Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lidget Green Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Lidget Green Primary School?
- Lidget Green Primary School has 508 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lidget Green Primary School full?
- Lidget Green Primary School 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lidget Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lidget Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lidget Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lidget Green Primary School?
- Lidget Green Primary School is part of PENNINE ACADEMIES YORKSHIRE. 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 Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Lidget Green Primary School'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 Primary School'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 Primary School rank locally?
- Lidget Green Primary School ranked 146th of 159 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Lidget Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lidget Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lidget Green 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.