Drighlington Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bradford, Leeds
Drighlington Primary School is a primary school in Bradford, Leeds for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Moorland Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1JY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 396 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Drighlington Primary School is an inclusive school where staff care about the pupils.”
- “Pupils are confident and happy and attend well.”
- “They are polite and courteous to adults and one another.”
To improve
- “Pupils are safe in school, although some pupils do not always feel safe.”
- “Sometimes pupils are unkind to each other.”
- “However, due to historic weaknesses in some areas of the curriculum, some pupils have gaps in their learning that have not been fully addressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as Leeds published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Birchfield Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gildersome Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Asquith Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Morley Victoria Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fountain Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southroyd Primary and Nursery School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Churwell Primary Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published