Lidget Green Primary School

About Lidget Green Primary School

Lidget Green Primary School’s headline KS2 results sit slightly below the Bradford local authority average, with 57% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 59%. That gap is modest, but it places the school in the bottom half of primary schools in the authority — ranked 95th out of 153. The school’s reading and maths average scores are 104 and 105 respectively, which are in line with national expectations, and the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in reading and maths is 19% and 18% — again, not far off typical figures. What stands out more is the school’s high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 37.9%, well above the national average, which gives useful context for those headline results. The school has held a Good Ofsted rating since at least 2015, with its most recent ungraded inspection in 2019 confirming it remains Good. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all graded Good at the last graded inspection.

Looking more closely at the KS2 breakdown, the school’s strongest individual subject is maths, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard, compared with 70% in reading and 66% in writing. The higher-standard figures tell a similar story: 18% in maths, 19% in reading, but only 8% in writing and just 3% achieving the higher standard across all three subjects. That writing gap is worth noting for parents whose children struggle with written work. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds relative to starting points, but the Ofsted inspection from 2015 rated behaviour and attitudes as Good, and the school’s early years provision has improved from a Requires Improvement grade in 2010 to Good in 2015. With 516 pupils on roll against a capacity of 743, the school is not full, yet it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, receiving 104 applications for 45 places, all of which went to first-preference families.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, art studios, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, playing fields and even a chapel, plus clubs like book club, science club and art club. Sports provision covers netball, athletics, cross country, rounders, football and cricket. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment and physical disability. There is nursery provision for children from age three. This is a large, diverse inner-city primary that serves a high-needs community and remains popular locally despite results that sit just below the LA average. It will suit families who value a well-resourced, inclusive setting with strong early years provision and a Good Ofsted rating, and who are comfortable with a school that is not among the top performers academically in Bradford.

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