Horton Grange Primary School

About Horton Grange Primary School

Horton Grange Primary School is a large state primary in Bradford, operating with 728 pupils against a capacity of 750, meaning it runs very close to full. The school serves a community with a notably high level of disadvantage: 32.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. Demand is strong — for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 166 applications for 72 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.31, with 68 first-preference offers made. The school is non-religious and co-educational, taking children from age 2 through to 11, and it includes a nursery provision. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, rated the school Good overall, though inspectors chose not to assign an overall effectiveness grade. That inspection marked a change from the school’s previous Outstanding rating in 2015, but the report still awarded Outstanding for personal development and for behaviour and attitudes.

Academically, the picture is mixed. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — almost exactly in line with the Bradford local authority average of 59%. The school’s ranking within the LA sits at 89th out of 153 primary schools, placing it in the bottom 50% nationally. However, individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story: the average reading score was 114, and 50% of pupils achieved a higher standard in reading, compared with 48% in maths and 27% in writing. Maths scores were stronger at the expected level, with 84% meeting the standard, while reading and writing lagged at 60% and 80% respectively. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s difficult to say how much value the school adds, but the higher-attaining reading results suggest some pupils are doing particularly well in that subject.

The school offers a broad range of facilities, including an ICT suite, sports hall, art studios, playing fields, music rooms, a library and a chapel. Sports provision covers cricket, dance, tennis, football and gymnastics, and clubs include film, book, drama, gardening and eco club. SEND support is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and other difficulties. Parent View responses from 40 respondents show 78% would recommend the school, though opinions are split on SEND support — 50% strongly agreed that children with SEND get the support they need, but 33% strongly disagreed. The school suits families who value a large, well-equipped primary with strong pastoral ratings from Ofsted, but who are comfortable with academic results that sit around the local average.

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