Lower Fields Primary AcademyKnowleswood Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.

Summary of the comparison

Lower Fields Primary Academy and Knowleswood Primary School are primary schools in Bradford.

  • Lower Fields Primary Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Knowleswood Primary School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Lower Fields Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for Lower Fields Primary Academy and 20.0% for Knowleswood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lower Fields Primary Academy (30.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lower Fields Primary Academy versus Knowleswood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BradfordLower Fields Primary AcademyBradfordKnowleswood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100Stronger figureF35/100
Local ranking105th of 155 in Bradford Stronger figure155th of 155 in Bradford
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll395 363
Capacity446 420
LocationBradford, BD4 8RG Bradford, BD4 9AE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure20.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure97.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census413 415
Free school meals (ever 6)40.0% 70.6%
English as an additional language29.5% 14.9%
SEN support16.7% 23.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 6.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.8% Stronger figure7.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence27.9% 26.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lower Fields Primary Academy

Knowleswood Primary School

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