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Swain House Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Bradford

Radcliffe Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JL

Website 01274639049

66

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

92%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.1%

12.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

498

Capacity used

Over capacity

119%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

92%

1st preference success rate

54 of 59 families who put it first got an offer

58

Places offered

127

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5954● 92%
2nd preference234● 17%
3rd preference190● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)260● 0%
Total1275846%

1st preference success by year

95%
2020
86%
2021
100%
2022
96%
2023
100%
2024
92%
2025

Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Clare Pugh
Address
Radcliffe Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JL
Phone
01274639049
Local authority
Bradford
Ward / constituency
Bolton & Undercliffe · Bradford East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
107220

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals38%——
English as additional language18%——
SEN support12%——
48% boys (241)52% girls (257)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

498 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    08 March 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 386 pupils

Attendance

95.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
23%
21/22
16%
22/23
20%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths66%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard58%
-4% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard64%
-11% vs England
Higher standard27%
-6% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard64%
-8% vs England
Greater depth8%
-5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard69%
-5% vs England
Higher standard27%
+1% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard61%
-12% vs England
Higher standard20%
-10% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard68%
-14% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

562019612023662024582025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)58%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Bradford council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.