Meadow Bank Community School
Fearnville Drive, Bradford, BD4 8DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Chantel Horsbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 286
- URN
- 150872
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274664661
About this school
Meadow Bank Community School is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 286 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meadow Bank Community School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Fearnville Primary School (URN 146435).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 34% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 |
Trends over time
How Meadow Bank Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Meadow Bank Community School compares
Meadow Bank Community School ranked 151st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 9.7% | 51.3% | 286 | — |
| Co-op Academy Beckfield | 71% | 6.3% | 50.6% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Carrwood Primary School | 30% | 9.3% | 62.4% | 285 | 0.6 miles |
| Co-op Academy Penny Oaks | 55% | 3.6% | 43.6% | 188 | 0.6 miles |
| Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy | 79% | 5.5% | 31.8% | 495 | 0.6 miles |
| Lower Fields Primary Academy | 76% | 7.8% | 40.1% | 395 | 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)
- 51.34%
- English as an additional language
- 33.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.68%
- Persistent absence
- 33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Beckfield0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Carrwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Penny Oaks0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lower Fields Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Meadow Bank Community School ranks 105th 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 Meadow Bank Community School teach?
- Meadow Bank Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadow Bank Community School?
- The headteacher of Meadow Bank Community School is Mrs Chantel Horsbrough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meadow Bank Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadow Bank Community 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 many pupils are at Meadow Bank Community School?
- Meadow Bank Community School has 286 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Meadow Bank Community School full?
- Meadow Bank Community School has capacity for 420 pupils and 286 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 Meadow Bank Community School a faith school?
- No. Meadow Bank Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadow Bank Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meadow Bank Community School as having nursery classes.
- Is Meadow Bank Community School part of an academy trust?
- Meadow Bank Community School is part of NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Meadow Bank Community School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Meadow Bank Community School ranked 151st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadow Bank Community School's absence rate?
- Meadow Bank Community School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadow Bank Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadow Bank Community 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 3 July 2026.