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Dixons Marchbank Primary

Bradford, BD3 8QQ · Bradford · primary school

Ofsted: Outstanding · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary
8.5/10 Well above average

8th of 156 primary schools in Bradford we can score, 157 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 8.7/10 against 3,124 of them, against 7.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 77.0 · 82 40% 3.28
Ofsted 96 35% 3.37
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 12.0 · 74 25% 1.85

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 77.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 12.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in December 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (8.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.9 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 479 pupils in a building with 459 places, meaning it is over capacity by 20. Consequently, places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the daily routine with 20 more pupils than its stated capacity? What support is available for pupils who do not reach the higher standard? How does the school maintain its Outstanding rating while operating above its physical limits?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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