Primary school

Swain House Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Bradford
  • BD2 1JL
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,912 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 81%81%2016/17: top 73%2017/18: top 66%2018/19: top 77%2022/23: top 52%2023/24: top 42%42% · 2023/242024/25: top 66%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%4/10 Below+6.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%3/10 Below+9.3 pts
Reading score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1053/10 Below+12.2 pts
Maths score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.54/10 Below+6.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 39% · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 53% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 60% · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 56% · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 61% · 62 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 66% · 64 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 58% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%66%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 2% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 10% · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 3% · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 2% · 62 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 5% · 64 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 3% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 101 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 104 · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 101 · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 102 · 62 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 104 · 64 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 104 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105104100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 102 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 103 · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 104 · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 103 · 62 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 104 · 64 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 104 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in86.7%
52 of 60 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 86.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6052
2nd296
3rd221

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

27 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

3 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026498
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.0%
First language not English23.9%
SEN support12.3%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils12.7%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

118.6% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.4
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 13.5
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 27.7
  • Other support 9.9

Teachers 18.5 FTE · Whole workforce 56.2 · 66 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,822
Spend per pupil£7,755
Staff spend per pupil£5,742
Reserve per pupil£450
  • +£211,402revenue reserve
  • +£31,259in-year balance

Grants £7,721 · self-generated £100 · premises £376 per pupil