Primary school

Meadow Bank Community School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Bradford
  • BD4 8DX
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,194 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 95%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 100%100%2016/17: top 100%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 92%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 88%88% · 2023/242024/25: top 95%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM37% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−5.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Reading score99 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1051/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−13.5 pts
Maths score100 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.51/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 12% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 10% · 51 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 37% · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 45% · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 35% · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 43% · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 37% · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%45%10%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 51 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 0% · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 0% · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 93 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 94 · 51 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 102 · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 101 · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 101 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 101 · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 99 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510293No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 92 · 51 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 100 · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 100 · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 100 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 99 · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 100 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510092No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd72
3rd30

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2018Inadequateas predecessor
  8. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

1 strong areas

  • Personal development

4 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026286
Free school meals (past 6 years)51.3%
First language not English33.2%
SEN support17.2%
EHC plan6.0%
Absence (sessions missed)9.7%
Persistently absent pupils33.0%

Girls 47.7%Boys 52.3%

68.1% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.5
Pupils per adult8.1
  • Classroom teachers 13.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 17.3
  • Other support 10.2

Teachers 15.7 FTE · Whole workforce 43.3 · 59 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,630
Spend per pupil£7,564
Staff spend per pupil£6,238
Reserve per pupil£754
  • +£237,000revenue reserve
  • +£335,000in-year balance

Grants £8,582 · self-generated £48 · premises £397 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £2,350,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it