Merlin Top Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 27 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bradford
Unique reference
139229
Address
Braithwaite Avenue, BD22 6HZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
333 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
48.9%
Girls
51.1%
First language not English
15.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
58%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.6%
Pakistani 21.6%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 3.9%
Other Asian 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Merlin Top Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
34
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
34
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
4
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
8
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
2
1
Reception, Full-time
48
20
28
Year 1
43
25
18
Year 2
45
23
22
Year 3
45
20
25
Year 4
38
16
22
Year 5
44
16
28
Year 6
44
28
16
Year 2023-2024

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