Primary school in Bradford
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Ivy House Road, Bradford, BD5 8FG
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- Places
- 444
- How full
- 76% full — 338 of 444 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 167 / 171
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bradford 056B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 63%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 27%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Acting Headteacher: Linda Hillier
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward
- Wibsey
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- URN
- 151462
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bankfoot Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 83% | 0.4 mi |
| Bowling Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 71% | 0.5 mi |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 52% | 0.6 mi |
| Marshfield PrimaryAcademy converter | No grade | 80% | 0.7 mi |
| Newby Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 66% | 0.7 mi |
| Crystal Gardens Primary SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Newhall Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2021 | 77% | 0.8 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 47% | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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