# St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 412 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138916. [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 412
- Council: Bradford
- URN: 138916

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 15 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils at St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 54% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canterbury-nursery-school-and-centre-for-children-and-families-e132815): 390 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [Horton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horton-park-primary-school-e143095): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Southmere Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southmere-primary-academy-e146798): 550 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Farnham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farnham-academy-e144862): 630 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horton Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horton-grange-primary-school-e143093): 640 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brackenhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brackenhill-primary-school-e107250): 640 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138916)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138916)

## How to cite

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