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Farfield Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Nichols

location_onBradford, BD6 2BS

language Visit Website phone 1274678545

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

446

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Farfield Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Farfield Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 411 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #5 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #556 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 60%

Reading86% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 70%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading69% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.6

-0.3 to 3.0

0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 1.8

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.4

0.6 to 3.7

-0.6

Write

LA 0.6

-2.1 to 0.8

3.1

Maths

LA 0.8

1.8 to 4.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 60%

Reading56% LA 71%

Writing64% LA 75%

Maths56% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-3.4 to -0.2

-1.8

Write

LA 0.7

-3.3 to -0.3

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.8

-1.9 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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15 January 2020

Inspection Report

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10 October 2017

Inspection Report

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27 November 2012

Inspection Report

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06 October 2010

Inspection Report

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12 May 2010

Inspection Report

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18 November 2009

Inspection Report

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23 June 2009

Inspection Report

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10 February 2009

Inspection Report

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23 September 2008

Inspection Report

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12 October 2005

Inspection Report

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16 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-01-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-10-10

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-11-27

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 411 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	411	8	1.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	406	8	2.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	429	8	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	431	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	420	7	1.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	454	17	3.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	446	15	3.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	428	7	1.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	433	18	4.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	418	14	3.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	12	2.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	447	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	434	3	0.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	428	8	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	434	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	434	11	2.5%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	434	5	1.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	461	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	447	8	1.8%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	437	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	453	13	2.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	454	14	3.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	445	10	2.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	471	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	452	9	2.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	444	9	2.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Farfield Primary and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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