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Marshfield Primary

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

personMiss Zara Kearns

corporate_fareCARLTON ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBradford, BD5 9DS

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

453

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Marshfield Primary is a Academy converter primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Marshfield Primary is an academy converter in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 458 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #166 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. 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

80%

LA 60%

Reading88% LA 73%

Writing80% LA 70%

Maths82% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading75% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading95% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

8.5

Read

LA -0.6

6.9 to 10.2

5.8

Write

LA 0.1

4.1 to 7.4

8.9

Maths

LA -0.1

7.4 to 10.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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01 November 2023

Inspection Report

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09 December 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-21

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 458 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)	458	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	444	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	445	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	444	4	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	449	5	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	453	2	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	451	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	451	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	460	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	448	3	0.7%	0.4%

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 33 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils