Drighlington Primary School

School overview

Drighlington Primary School is a primary school serving Bradford, Leeds, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 405 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Drighlington Primary School 'Requires improvement'. 53% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Drighlington Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 54 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 23.1 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Drighlington Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.