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Horton Park Primary School

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

personMiss Saima Bahadur

corporate_fareEXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD5 9LQ

language Visit Website phone 1274574544

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

432

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Horton Park Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bradford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Horton Park Primary School is an academy converter in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 421 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #97 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #9,162 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

54%

LA 60%

Reading66% LA 73%

Writing71% LA 70%

Maths66% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading83% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths92% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.6

-2.3 to 0.9

2.3

Write

LA 0.1

0.8 to 3.8

1.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.3 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading91% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.2

Read

LA 0.4

3.6 to 6.8

2.6

Write

LA 0.6

1.2 to 4.1

3.0

Maths

LA 0.8

1.6 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 60%

Reading95% LA 71%

Writing91% LA 75%

Maths96% LA 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.7

Read

LA 0.2

4 to 7.4

3.8

Write

LA 0.7

2.2 to 5.4

5.9

Maths

LA 0.8

4.4 to 7.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 June 2022

Inspection Report

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09 May 2019

Inspection Report

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06 December 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-06-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2019-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-03-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-09-25

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

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 421 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)	421	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	425	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	417	9	2.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	421	8	1.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	419	7	1.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	428	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	429	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	435	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	425	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	424	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	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 88 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils