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Harden Primary School

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

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corporate_fareEXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBingley, BD16 1LJ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Harden Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bingley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harden Primary School is an academy converter in Bingley, Bradford, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 25% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #3,487 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 60%

Reading96% LA 73%

Writing89% LA 70%

Maths93% LA 71%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading97% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.6

-2.9 to 1.7

0.7

Write

LA 0.1

-1.5 to 2.9

2.0

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 4.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing96% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA 0.4

-0.4 to 4.4

1.7

Write

LA 0.6

-0.5 to 4.0

1.7

Maths

LA 0.8

-0.5 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 60%

Reading83% LA 71%

Writing97% LA 75%

Maths73% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 3

3.7

Write

LA 0.7

1.6 to 5.8

0.6

Maths

LA 0.8

-1.3 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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18 September 2019

Inspection Report

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19 April 2018

Inspection Report

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09 May 2017

Inspection Report

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21 October 2015

Inspection Report

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15 April 2015

Inspection Report

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01 September 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-09-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-04-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-05-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-10-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-15

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 213 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	215	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	213	7	3.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	3	1.4%	0.5%

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 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Harden Primary 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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