Skip to content
eduscope

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes

eduscope

SavedCompareSign in
Hollingwood Academy logo

Hollingwood Academy

  • Ofsted: Good · Nov 2017
  • Ages 3 to 11
  • Bradford BD7
  • 479 pupils

In short: a popular primary academy with a nursery. Ofsted rated it Good, but that was in 2017. Recent results are above average, and attendance is below average.

Young children sitting together at a classroom table
A red-brick school building under a blue sky

Eduscope rank score

How it ranks in England

A score out of 100 against schools of the same phase, from Ofsted, results and attendance.

DfE and Ofsted dataHow we work this out

Good to know

  • Good in all 5 areas at its last graded inspection.
  • In demand. In 2026, 72 families put it first and 58 of them got a place. It made 60 Reception offers in all.
  • Results above average. 80% met the standard. England: 62%.

Worth checking

  • Old grade. The Good rating is from 2017, before Covid.
  • High absence. 1 in 5 children missed a lot of school in 2024-25 (England: 1 in 8).
  • Hard to get into. 72 families put it first, and it made 60 offers.
Check my chances
  • OfstedGoodNov 2017, 8 years ago
  • Met the standard at 1180%Bradford 60% · England 62%
  • Reception, 202658 of 72first choices got a place
  • Free school meals28%Bradford 30%
  • Pupils479Room for 420, so it's full
  • Days missed7.3%About 14 days a year
Then and now

Good in 2017. What's changed since?

Ofsted rated the school Good in 2013. 4 years later it was still Good. Since then it has had a shorter, ungraded visit, so there's no new grade.

Every Ofsted visit

Ofsted inspects every state school every few years. Choose a year to see what they found.

Rated Satisfactory in 2007, then Good at the next inspection in 2010.

Became an academy in May 2018. Earlier inspections are of Hollingwood Primary School.

What Ofsted found in November 2017

  • SafeguardingEffective
  • Personal developmentGood
  • LeadershipGood
  • Quality of teachingGood
  • Results for pupilsGood
  • Early yearsGood
Read the 2017 report on Ofsted

Earlier visits

Other Ofsted documents (1)

Letters and checks that aren't inspections, such as academy conversions, complaints and desk assessments. They don't change the school's grade.

A teacher helping a group of children working at their tables2017-18 vs now
How the school compares now with 2017-18
Measure2017-18Now
Ofsted gradeGoodNo new grade
Met the standard at 1173%80%
Pupils463479

Mrs Tahira Asghar, headteacher. Part of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust.

The four grades, in plain English

Outstanding
Much better than the minimum.
Good
Meets every standard well.
Requires improvement
Not yet good. Ofsted will be back soon.
Inadequate
Serious problems that must be fixed.
Results

How children do by age 11

At the end of Year 6, children take national tests (called SATs) in reading, writing and maths. Latest results: summer 2025.

8 in 10 children met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Expected standard means a child is ready for secondary school work in all three subjects. 2025 tests.

80 out of every 100 Year 6 children
Hollingwood80%
Bradford60%
England62%

64 pupils took these tests in 2025, so one child is about 2 percentage points.

Against 2,753 primary schools with a similar share of children on free school meals (23% to 33%), it's ahead of about 93% on the expected standard over recent years.

A girl reading a book on library stairs

Test scores, 2025

100 means the child met the standard. The highest possible is 120.

Reading106
England106
Maths107
England105

Grammar and spelling: 84% met the standard (England 73%).

Every result, year by yearEach England row is the figure for the same year.
20252024202320222021202020192018
Pupils tested646160–––6059
Met the expected standard80%74%75%–––72%73%
England62%61%60%65%64%
Higher standard9%7%10%–––8%14%
England8%8%8%11%10%
Reading score106104106–––103104
England106105105104105
Maths score107106109–––107106
England105104104105104
Grammar and spelling84%82%85%–––87%81%
England73%72%72%78%78%
Disadvantaged pupils211621–––2317
Disadvantaged, expected standard62%44%62%–––70%53%
England47%46%44%51%51%
Other pupils, expected standard88%84%82%–––73%81%
England69%67%66%71%70%
Reading progress––+2.8–––+1.5+4.1
Writing progress––+4.4–––+2.7+5.6
Maths progress––+6.5–––+4.7+6.2

The expected standard is the level the government expects at the end of Year 6, in reading, writing and maths together. The higher standard is well above it. Scores run from 80 to 120, and 100 meets the expected standard.

Disadvantaged pupils are those on free school meals in the last 6 years, or in care. Each group's England row is the same group across England. Small groups swing a lot from year to year, and a dash means DfE published no figure, often to protect small groups.

Progress compares children with others who started from the same point, and 0 is average. There are no scores after 2023, because the Year 2 tests they're measured from were cancelled in Covid.

Source: DfE, Find school and college performance data.

There were no national tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid. Tests came back in 2022, but DfE didn't publish school results for that year.

Hollingwood among primary schools in Bradford

Each dot is one school, placed by the share of children meeting the expected standard.

Bradford 60%England 62%20%40%60%80%100%Knowleswood Primary School: 20%Fagley Primary School: 27%Baildon Glen Primary School: 29%Carrwood Primary School: 30%Shirley Manor Primary School: 33%Crossley Hall Academy: 33%Oldfield Primary School: 33%Oakworth Primary School: 35%Meadow Bank Community School: 37%Long Lee Primary School: 39%Ley Top Primary School: 40%Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery: 40%Eastwood Community School: 41%Co-op Academy Princeville: 41%Lidget Green Academy: 41%Iqra Primary Academy: 42%Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery: 42%Clayton St John CofE Primary School: 43%Shipley CofE Primary School: 43%St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School: 44%Parkwood Primary School: 44%Worthinghead Primary School: 45%Thornton Primary School: 45%Carlton Mills: 45%Hill Top CofE Primary School: 46%Christ Church Church of England Academy: 46%Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 46%Girlington Primary School: 47%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 47%Bradford Academy: 48%Green Lane Primary School: 48%The Academy At St. James: 49%Wycliffe CofE Primary School: 49%Peel Park Primary School and Nursery: 50%Ryecroft Primary Academy: 50%Whetley Academy: 50%Horton Grange Primary School: 50%Reevy Hill Primary School: 50%Cavendish Primary School: 50%Shibden Head Primary Academy: 51%High Crags Primary Leadership Academy: 51%St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 51%Beckfoot Nessfield: 51%St Stephen's CofE Primary School: 52%Denholme Primary School: 52%Southmere Primary Academy: 52%Lapage Primary School and Nursery: 53%Poplars Farm Primary School: 54%St Paul's CofE Primary School: 54%St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy: 54%Westminster Church of England Primary Academy: 54%Horton Park Primary School: 54%Dixons Allerton Academy: 55%Westbourne Primary School: 55%Margaret McMillan Primary School: 55%Cullingworth Village Primary School: 55%Co-op Academy Penny Oaks: 55%Clayton Village Academy: 56%St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery: 56%Stocks Lane Primary School: 57%Ingrow Primary School: 57%Russell Hall Primary School: 57%Myrtle Park Primary: 57%Home Farm Primary School: 57%St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 57%Swain House Primary School: 58%Addingham Primary School: 58%The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School: 58%Holycroft Primary School: 58%Woodside Academy: 58%St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 58%Wibsey Primary School: 60%Idle CofE Primary School: 60%Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy: 60%St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 60%St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 60%Wellington Primary School: 61%Low Moor CofE Primary School: 61%Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School: 61%Our Lady of Victories Catholic School: 62%Atlas Community Primary School: 62%Cottingley Village Primary School: 62%Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School: 63%Dixons Music Primary: 63%Victoria Primary School: 63%Wilsden Primary School: 63%Appleton Academy: 63%Frizinghall Primary School: 64%Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School: 64%Dixons Manningham Academy: 64%Laycock Academy: 64%Holybrook Primary School: 64%Co-op Academy Parkland: 65%St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 65%Miriam Lord Primary School: 65%Newby Primary School: 66%Sandal Primary School: 66%Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy: 66%Ashlands Primary School: 66%Stanbury Village School: 67%Killinghall Primary School: 67%Oxenhope CofE Primary School: 67%Worth Valley Primary School: 67%Grove House Academy: 67%Saltaire Primary School: 68%Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery: 68%St Luke's CofE Primary School: 69%Farnham Academy: 69%St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 69%Ben Rhydding Primary School: 69%Low Ash Primary School: 70%St Anne's Catholic Primary School: 70%St Philip's CofE Primary School: 70%Haworth Primary School: 70%Lilycroft Primary School: 70%All Saints CofE Primary School: 70%Menston Primary School: 70%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 71%Greengates Primary Academy: 71%St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 71%Thorpe Primary: 71%Bowling Park Primary School: 71%Silsden Primary School: 72%Eldwick Primary School: 73%Steeton Primary School: 73%Hoyle Court Primary School: 73%Blakehill Primary School: 75%Copthorne Primary School: 75%Byron Primary School: 75%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 75%Lady Royd Primary School: 75%Sandy Lane Primary School: 76%Crossflatts Primary School: 76%St John's CofE Primary School: 76%Lower Fields Primary Academy: 76%Foxhill Primary School: 77%Newhall Park Primary School: 77%Dixons Marchbank Primary: 77%Eastburn Primary School: 77%Farfield Primary and Nursery School: 79%Brackenhill Primary School: 79%Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School: 79%Lees Primary School: 79%Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy: 79%Thackley Primary School: 80%St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 80%Marshfield Primary: 80%Burley Oaks Primary School: 80%Hollingwood: 80%Keelham Primary School: 81%Beckfoot Heaton Primary: 81%All Saints' CofE Primary School: 82%Merlin Top Primary Academy: 82%Bankfoot Primary School: 83%East Morton CofE Primary School: 83%St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 88%Harden Primary School: 89%Lift Feversham: 90%Baildon Church of England Primary School: 90%Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy: 92%Hollingwood 80%
Hollingwood is higher than 144 of 159 other Bradford state primary schools in 2025.
Getting in

Could your child get a place?

In 2026 some families who put Hollingwood first didn't get a place.

138 families applied and 60 were offered Reception places

Families list several schools, so this counts every family who listed it, not only those who put it first. 72 families put it first, and 14 of them didn't get a place.

● 60 places: each figure is about 10◌ 14 first choices without a place

Over the last 3 rounds, 156 of 170 families who put it first got a place (92%). In 2026, 2 of the 60 places went to families who put it lower or didn't list it, because they came first under the admissions rules. Room for 420 suggests about 60 places a year. The exact number is in the school's admissions policy.

Demand has fallen in 12 years

Applications each year. The black line is how many places were offered. Applications rose from 117 in 2025 to 138.

ApplicationsPlaces offered

Who gets a place first

When there are more children than places, most schools give places in an order like this. Check the school's own policy.

  1. 1Children in care, or who used to be
  2. 2Children with a brother or sister already at the school
  3. 3Everyone else, closest first

Good to know: a place in the nursery doesn't guarantee a Reception place. You still need to apply.

How close do you need to live? Ask the council for Bradford for the last distance offered. Many councils publish it each year, but there's no national file, so we don't hold it.

If you don't get a place: you can appeal. In Bradford, 18 of the 81 appeals heard for places from September 2025 succeeded. Across England, 15% did.

A parent walking two children along the pavement
Three children with backpacks crossing a street

Applying for September 2027

These dates are for the next round. The figures above are for children who started in September 2026.

  • Now

    Open days run in the autumn. Ask the school for dates.

  • 15 Jan 2027

    Deadline to apply to the council for Bradford.

  • 16 Apr 2027

    Offers day. You'll hear from the council.

  • Sep 2027

    Your child starts Reception.

Applications and offers, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Applications138117125150132152142142141157173170175
First choices72494971627062494947436564
Offers made60495260606060595755535960
Offers to first choices58494958555760474947435856
First choices who got a place81%100%100%82%89%81%97%96%100%100%100%89%88%
England92%93%93%93%92%92%90%91%91%90%88%88%88%

Each year is the September children started. A first choice is a family who put the school first on their form. Offers are those made on national offer day, so later moves aren't counted. They can differ from the school's full number of places, which is in its admissions policy.

Source: DfE, Applications and offers.

Figures up to 2018 include Hollingwood Primary School, the school it replaced.

Day to day

Life at Hollingwood

The average child misses about 14 days a year

That's 7.3% of the school year, for any reason including illness. And 1 in 5 children (20%) missed at least 1 day in 10, which counts as persistently absent. Bradford: 16%. England, primary schools: about 13%.

In schoolMissed

1.2% of pupils were suspended at least once in 2024/25

18 suspensions in all, 3.7 for every 100 pupils. Across England, similar schools: 1.1%. No permanent exclusions.

Nursery classFrom age 3. 48 children this year.

Before and after schoolWe don't hold club times. Ask the school.

Pupils

Who goes to Hollingwood

A steady school: 463 pupils in 2018, 479 now.

Year 6, in darker blue, is the year group that sits the tests at 11.
Children in front of a bookshelf

Ethnic background

67% Pakistani · 7% White British · 7% White & Asian · 5% Indian · 14% in smaller groups

  • 27.6%

    Free school meals

    Children from lower-income families. The school gets extra money to support them.

    Bradford29.6%

  • 56.2%

    English as an additional language

    Children who speak another language at home. It says nothing about how well they speak English.

    Bradford40%

  • 17.7%

    Special educational needs

    Children with special educational needs, with or without an EHC plan.

    Main needs recorded (pupils)

    • Speech, language and communication44
    • Social, emotional and mental health19
    • Autism9

    Bradford19.4%

  • 9.4%

    EHC plan

    Children with a legal plan for more complex needs (an Education, Health and Care plan).

Pupils and attendance, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Pupils on roll479482472469472473–457463––––
Days missed–7.3%8.3%8.2%7.8%6.4%–4.7%4.6%4.4%4.5%4.9%4.4%
England5.2%5.5%5.9%6.3%3.7%4%4.2%4%4%4%3.9%
Often absent–19.9%28%27.5%26.8%20.7%–15.3%12.1%9.8%10.3%11.5%10.7%
England13%14.5%16.2%17.7%8.8%8.2%8.7%8.3%8.2%8.4%8%

Each year is the school year ending that summer, so 2025 means 2024-25. Days missed is the share of school sessions missed for any reason. Often absent is the share of pupils missing at least 1 day in 10.

Source: DfE, school census and pupil absence.

Attendance for 2026 isn't published yet.

2021 attendance was shaped by Covid, so read it with care.

There are no 2020 figures: Covid stopped the attendance count, and we don't hold that year's pupil numbers.

Our pupil numbers start in 2018.

Figures up to 2018 include Hollingwood Primary School, the school it replaced.

Open day

What to ask when you visit

Based on what the data says about Hollingwood. Take this list with you.

  1. 1“What did Ofsted say on its September 2022 visit?”The Good grade is from 2017. The newer report is the best guide to the school today.
  2. 2“What are you doing about attendance?”1 in 5 children missed at least 1 day in 10 in 2024-25.
  3. 3“Does a nursery place help with getting into Reception?”In 2026, 138 families applied and 60 were offered places.
  4. 4“How do you support children who need extra help?”17.7% of pupils have special educational needs here.
Nearby

Other primary schools nearby

Popular schools fill up, so it's wise to list more than one. Here's how Hollingwood compares with its neighbours.

See all Bradford primaries
Ofsted: GoodYou're here

Hollingwood Academy

BD7 4BE · Academy Converter · 479 pupils

Met the standard
80%
Days missed
7.3%
Pupils per teacher
27.1
Ofsted: Good

Brackenhill Primary School

BD7 4HA · State · Primary · Ages 3–11

Met the standard
79%
Days missed
5.4%
Pupils per teacher
22.4
Ofsted: Good

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School

BD6 3DQ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4–11

Met the standard
44%
Days missed
4.4%
Pupils per teacher
19.4
Ofsted: Good

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

BD14 6HW · Academy · Primary · Ages 3–11

Met the standard
71%
Days missed
4.6%
Pupils per teacher
23.0

Keep an eye on Hollingwood

We'll email you when there's a new Ofsted report, new results or new admissions figures. Nothing else.

Staff and money

Teachers, and what the school spends

1 teacher for every 27 children

Children per teacher across the whole school, not class size. Bradford: 21.2. England, primary schools: 20.7. Counting teaching assistants and other support staff, there's 1 adult for every 10 children.

Average class: 30 children.

17teachers (full-time equivalent)
28.3teaching assistants
100%of teachers fully qualified
Pupils in a classroom while their teacher presents
Staff, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011
Pupils per teacher27.127.325.525.424.125.524.521.820.120.618.519.318.81917.819.4
England20.720.820.820.720.620.620.920.920.920.620.520.420.520.520.520.5
Teachers (full-time)171717.817.818.817.818.22021.82123.823.22423.225.223.1
Teaching assistants28.324.720.125.123.619.516.721.820.820.425.223.719.818.818.3–
Qualified teachers100%100%100%100%100%100%100%95%100%100%100%100%96%96%96%96%

Each year is the November staff count of that school year, so 2025 means 2024-25. Pupils per teacher covers the whole school, not class size. Full-time counts two half-time teachers as one. Qualified means holding qualified teacher status.

Source: DfE, School workforce in England.

Figures up to 2018 include Hollingwood Primary School, the school it replaced.

£5,225 spent on each child a year

2024 to 2025. Up from £4,823 in 2015. Bradford: £6,695. England, primary schools, 2024-25: £7,039.

  • Staff (teachers, assistants and others)£4,51786%
  • Buildings and grounds£3216%
  • Everything else: books, IT, food, supplies£3887%
Money in
£6,915
Spent
£5,225

These are the school's own accounts, not the whole of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust. They leave out what the trust spends centrally, so compare with other schools with care. In 2024-25 it took in £785,000 more than it spent (£1,690 per pupil). Money left over goes into its reserves.

Money per pupil, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Spending£5,225£4,784£5,299£4,978£4,506£4,466––£4,837£4,973£4,823
England£7,039£6,588£6,167£5,758£5,397£5,306£5,066
Income£6,915£6,247£5,907£5,481£5,151£5,043––£4,849£4,840£4,871
Staff costs£4,517£4,205£4,170£3,852£3,567£3,491––£3,812––
Buildings and grounds£321£324£265£366£264£251––£171––
Reserves––£520£371£284£-108––£84£71£201

Each year is the financial year ending in that year. Per pupil means the year's total divided by the number of pupils. These are day-to-day figures: big building projects aren't counted.

Blank reserves mean DfE's file shows nothing for the school that year. Trusts don't always report reserves school by school.

Source: DfE, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

The basics

School details

Ages
3 to 11, with nursery
Type
Academy, run by a trust
Academy trust
Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Size
479 pupils (48 in nursery), 420 places
Headteacher
Mrs Tahira Asghar
Special needs catered for
Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Speech, Language & Communication, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Social, Emotional & Mental Health, Physical Disability and Moderate Learning Difficulty
Opened
May 2018
Council
Bradford
Address
Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 4BE
Phone
01274 575353
Website
hollingwoodprimary.co.uk
School number (URN)
144860 · See it on the government register
Questions

Questions parents ask

Is Hollingwood Academy a good school?

Ofsted rated it Good in November 2017. That's a while ago. In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% across England. Visit, and read the latest inspection report.

What is Hollingwood Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated it Good in November 2017. That's a while ago. Ofsted no longer gives one overall grade, so its next inspection will give a report card that grades each area. The full report on Ofsted's website explains what it does well and what it needs to improve.

What are Hollingwood Academy's SATs results?

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% across England. 9% reached the higher standard, against 7% in Bradford and 8% across England. Its average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 107 in maths, where 100 is the expected standard.

How does Hollingwood Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?

80% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2025. That puts it joint 12th of 160 mainstream state primary schools in Bradford with published results that year.

How hard is it to get a place?

In 2026, 138 families applied and 60 were offered Reception places, and 72 families put it as their first choice. Not every family who put it first got a place, so list more than one school.

Does Hollingwood have a nursery?

Yes, it has a nursery class. A nursery place doesn't guarantee a Reception place, so you still need to apply.

Is it a faith school?

No, it doesn't have a religious character.

Why is absence high?

20% of children missed at least 1 day in 10, which counts as persistently absent. Absence went up across England after Covid. Ask the school what it's doing about it.

How do you work out the Eduscope rank score?

We compare the school with others of the same phase across England on its latest Ofsted inspection, results and attendance, and turn that into a score out of 100. The weights are on our methodology page. Admissions, staff and money aren't part of it.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce, academy accounts, admissions statistics, Ofsted and ISI. Photos are stand-ins. School details and inspections checked against official records on 5 November 2026.

Search

Search for schools, locations, and postcodes