Merlin Top Primary Academy
Primary schoolMerlin Top Primary Academy is a primary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 343 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 10 October 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 82% of pupils at Merlin Top Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Beckfoot PhoenixSpecial. Outstanding (overall), October 202350 m
- Our Lady of Victories Catholic SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- Victoria Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Beckfoot NessfieldPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 31.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bradford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).