Atlas Community Primary School

About Atlas Community Primary School

Atlas Community Primary School sits within the Bradford local authority, a large and diverse area with 157 primary schools. In the most recent ranking of these schools by KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standard attainment, Atlas placed 45th, comfortably inside the top 50. Its ranking score of 68 puts it behind the local top performers — All Saints' CofE Primary School (91), Harden Primary School (87) and Copthorne Primary School (85) — but still well ahead of the majority of Bradford primaries. The school serves a community with above-average disadvantage: 36.7 per cent of its 193 pupils are eligible for free school meals, notably higher than the national average. Despite this, the school has made clear progress since its previous Ofsted inspection in November 2022, when it was rated Requires Improvement. In its most recent graded inspection in April 2025, inspectors judged the school Good overall, with Outstanding ratings for behaviour and attitudes, personal development and early years provision.

Academically, Atlas Community Primary School performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 KS2 assessments, 68 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Bradford local authority average of 59 per cent. Reading was a particular strength: 80 per cent met the expected standard and 28 per cent achieved a higher score. In maths, 72 per cent reached the expected standard, with an average score of 103, while writing saw 72 per cent at expected and 12 per cent at the higher level. The school's national ranking for the combined expected standard places it in the top 36 per cent of all primary schools in England, and in the top 34 per cent within Yorkshire and the Humber. There is no published progress data for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw attainment figures are encouraging given the school's above-average free school meals intake.

The school offers a broad range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a library, ICT suite, music rooms, sports hall, sensory room and a forest school area. Sports provision covers football, netball, cricket, tennis, athletics and dance, while after-school clubs include coding, film club and drama. The school has nursery provision for children aged three and above, and its SEND support covers moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and other difficulties or disabilities. Atlas is significantly oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 95 applications for 20 places, with all 20 first-preference applicants offered a place. That oversubscription ratio of 4.75 to one suggests strong local demand. This is a school that suits families who value a Good-rated, inclusive primary with strong early years provision, a forest school ethos and a proven ability to achieve above-average outcomes despite serving a relatively disadvantaged catchment.

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