Hollingwood Academy

Primary
Academy
Ages 3 to 11

Ofsted: Good

Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, BD7 4BEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Hollingwood Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 227 schools in Bradford. It ranks 13th of 106 primary schools in Bradford. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2017.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 7 November 2017, report published 1 December 2017

Overall effectiveness: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 September 2022

Pupils love coming to this welcoming school. Parents and carers value the quality of care and education that pupils receive. Rates of attendance are high. Leaders make sure that pupils' safety is a high priority. Pupils are cheerful and friendly as they move around the school with their friends. They love learning and behave well. Pupils speak enthusiastically about their lessons. For example, they love to tell visitors about their favourite authors and the books that they have read. Pupils know the difference between friends having a minor disagreement and bullying. They say bullying does not really happen often in school. Adults have ensured that this school is highly inclusive. Pupils welcome everyone into their happy school.

What the school should improve

In some foundation subjects, leaders have not mapped out what pupils need to learn as clearly as in others. In these subjects, pupils do not build their learning as well as they do in other areas of the curriculum. Leaders should develop the curriculum more fully in these subjects to enable pupils to reach equally ambitious end points across all subjects.

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

64 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths80%

80%, 18 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths9%

9%, 1 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

479 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals27.6%

27.6%, 1.1 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language56.2%

56.2%, 34.6 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support8.4%

8.4%, 6.4 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan9.4%

9.4%, 3.4 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Hollingwood Academy

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Brackenhill Primary School	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	79% met the expected standard
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	44% met the expected standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	71% met the expected standard
Clayton Village Academy	0.7 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	56% met the expected standard
Clayton St John CofE Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	43% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Tahira Asghar
Phone: 01274575353
Website: hollingwoodprimary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, BD7 4BE
Local authority: Bradford
URN: 144860

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.