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Farnham Primary School

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

personMrs Baljit Bains

corporate_farePENNINE ACADEMIES YORKSHIRE

location_onBradford, BD7 3HU

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

473

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Farnham Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bradford, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Farnham Primary School is an academy converter in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of PENNINE ACADEMIES YORKSHIRE. The school has approximately 449 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #29 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #2,458 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 21.8:1. 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

69%

LA 60%

Reading76% LA 73%

Writing74% LA 70%

Maths76% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading44% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths46% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.6

-0.2 to 3.1

3.4

Write

LA 0.1

1.8 to 5.0

3.8

Maths

LA -0.1

2.2 to 5.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA 0.4

1.5 to 4.7

1.8

Write

LA 0.6

0.3 to 3.2

4.4

Maths

LA 0.8

3.0 to 5.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 November 2023

Inspection Report

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28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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04 May 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-01

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-02-02

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 449 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)	449	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	477	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	480	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	473	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	479	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	461	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	489	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	497	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	497	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	540	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	531	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	518	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 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils