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Hollingwood Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bradford

Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, BD7 4BE

Website 01274575353

74

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.7%

19.9% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

479

Capacity used

Over capacity

114%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

49 of 49 families who put it first got an offer

49

Places offered

117

Total applications

2.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4949● 100%
2nd preference180● 0%
3rd preference210● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)290● 0%
Total1174942%

1st preference success by year

97%
2020
81%
2021
89%
2022
82%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Tahira Asghar
Address
Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, BD7 4BE
Phone
01274575353
Local authority
Bradford
Ward / constituency
Great Horton · Bradford South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
144860

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals30%——
English as additional language53%——
SEN support11%——
52% boys (248)48% girls (231)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

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

Academy trust: IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    22 September 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 381 pupils

Attendance

92.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

19.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

21%
20/21
27%
21/22
27%
22/23
28%
23/24
20%
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 & maths74%——
Higher standard7%——
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 standard80%
+18% vs England
Higher standard9%
+1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard84%
+9% vs England
Higher standard34%
+1% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard84%
+12% vs England
Greater depth14%
+1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard88%
+14% vs England
Higher standard41%
+15% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard84%
+11% vs England
Higher standard55%
+25% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

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

Primary results over time

722019752023742024802025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)80%61%
Higher standard9%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.