Rainbow Primary Leadership AcademyDixons Music Primary

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

Summary of the comparison

Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy and Dixons Music Primary are primary schools in Bradford.

  • Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Dixons Music Primary scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy was judged Good and Dixons Music Primary was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 66.0% for Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy and 63.0% for Dixons Music Primary.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy (74.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Dixons Music Primary (59.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy versus Dixons Music Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BradfordRainbow Primary Leadership AcademyBradfordDixons Music PrimaryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking17th of 155 in Bradford Stronger figure109th of 155 in Bradford
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeFree schools Free schools
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll329 420
Capacity420 420
LocationBradford, BD5 0HD Bradford, BD5 0BE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard66.0% Stronger figure63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard25.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census357 419
Free school meals (ever 6)28.6% 16.9%
English as an additional language50.1% 5.0%
SEN support6.2% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.0% 11.8% 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.

Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy

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