Miriam Lord Primary School

What Miriam Lord Primary School does

Miriam Lord Primary School (legal name: Miriam Lord Community Primary School) is a two-form entry state-funded primary school located at Bavaria Place, Manningham, Bradford, England (BD8 8RG). It operates under the governance of the Priestley Academy Trust, with a Local Governing Board serving as a committee of the Trust Board and Mr Bryan P. Harrison as Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead. The school serves children aged 3 to 11 across a Nursery offering 48 places and a Published Admission Number of 420 pupils from Reception through Year 6, delivering 32.5 hours of structured learning per week. From the 2026-27 academic year, pupils from Year One upwards are taught in mixed-age classes. Admissions are coordinated through Bradford Council's Admissions Team.

The school delivers the full National Curriculum using recognized schemes: Essential Letters and Sounds for systematic phonics, the CLPE Power of Reading for English, White Rose Maths for mathematics with mastery progression, Charanga for music, and Language Angels for Spanish in KS2. It is a CLPE Associate School and runs a Reading for Pleasure programme that includes a pupil-designed Miriam Lord Book Bus, a fortnightly pupil-run Bookshop, and a Teacher Lending Library. Specialist provisions include Resourced Provision for SEND, an Inclusion/SEND Leader, breakfast and remote education services, and safeguarding systems supported by CPOMs. Technology stack spans WeDuc (remote learning), Arbor (assessment), CPOMs (safeguarding), Parent Pay (meals and trips), and Robin AI (website compliance). Awards include the UKLA HarperCollins Open University Reading for Pleasure Award 2025, Priestley Academy Trust Outstanding Subject Leader Award for Reading 2025, and designation as the first Bradford primary inspected under the new Ofsted framework in December 2025.

Revenue is principally government per-pupil funding routed through the Priestley Academy Trust. Ancillary income comes from paid school meals at £2.20 per day (£11 per week) provided by Mellors Catering Services and a Breakfast Club at £1 per day or £4 per week; free school meals are available for qualifying families. Pricing for meals and wraparound care is published on the school website. The school does not disclose financial statements and operates as a private entity within the multi-academy trust structure. Its go-to-market is exclusively local-authority-mediated admissions rather than commercial enrollment.

Name

Miriam Lord Primary School

Legal name

Miriam Lord Community Primary School

Website

https://miriamlord.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Miriam Lord Primary School is a two-form entry state-funded primary school in Manningham, Bradford, serving 420 pupils plus 48 nursery places from ages 3 to 11 through the National Curriculum, with a recognized reading-for-pleasure culture and SEND resourced provision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Early years education
• School meals catering
• Breakfast club services
• Phonics literacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Maninghem

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Education): State-funded primary school operating under Priestley Academy Trust, receiving government funding for education delivery based on pupil numbers
2. School Meals: Paid school meals provided by Mellors Catering Services at £2.20 per day (£11.00 per week), with free school meals available for qualifying families
3. Breakfast Club: Before-school care service at £1 per day or £4 for a full week, providing breakfast and morning activities

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Miriam Lord Primary School is a state-funded, two-form entry primary school located in Bradford, UK, with a Published Admission Number (PAN) of 420 pupils. It delivers full-time primary education for children from Nursery through Year 6, and operates paid wrap-around services including a daily Breakfast Club and school dinners via the Local Authority Catering Service.

Product overview

Miriam Lord Primary School is a two-form entry primary school offering a comprehensive educational programme from Nursery through Year 6. The school operates on a mixed-age class structure in the 2026-27 academic year. Its core educational products include the Essential Letters and Sounds Phonics Programme for early literacy, the CLPE Power of Reading curriculum for English featuring the Book Bus, Bookshop, and Teacher Lending Library, White Rose Maths for mathematics with mastery approach, Charanga for music education, and Language Angels for Spanish MFL in KS2. Supporting services include Breakfast Club, Remote Education via WeDuc, SEND Support, Safeguarding Services, and the Pupil Teams programme offering leadership opportunities through Digital Leaders, Eco Team, Librarians, Play Leaders, and School Council. The school also runs a Resourced Provision for pupils with additional needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education (Nursery to Year 6)
• Breakfast Club
• School Dinners (Hot School Meals)
• Free School Meals (FSM) Administration
• Clubs and Extra-Curricular Activities

Quantifiable outcome

• 32.5 hours per week of structured learning
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Priestley Academy TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-academy trust that governs the school. The Local Governing Board is a committee of the Trust Board. The Trust sets the Scheme of Delegation defining LGB responsibilities.
• Wilder Wood ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for outdoor learning who works with small groups of pupils developing outdoor skills including den building and fire lighting at 'The Den' outdoor learning area.
• Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate School working regularly with CLPE to deliver high-quality literacy teaching rooted in research and inspired by a love of stories. Staff regularly attend CLPE training and English Lead is working as Associate Teacher on CLPE EEF-funded research trial exploring the impact of the Power of Reading nationally.
• Open University Reading for Pleasure TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Open University's Reading for Pleasure team, whose research-informed programmes have supported the school to enrich and strengthen reading for pleasure offer.
• Mellors Catering ServicescoreOthersExternal catering provider for school meals. Meals are made to cater for pupils' religious dietary needs.
• Bradford Music and Arts ServicesupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides instrument tuition and singing assembly at the school.
• Language AngelssupportingTechnology or IntegrationOnline resource used for teaching Spanish to KS2 pupils in Years 3-5.
• Robin AIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAI system used to review and update school website for compliance, ensuring websites are up-to-date and compliant across the Priestley Academy Trust.
• WeDuccoreTechnology or IntegrationLearning platform used for delivering remote education activities and individual/small group support for pupils.
• White Rose MathscoreTechnology or IntegrationMaths scheme and resources used throughout the school. Also used for Primary Intervention Programme providing targeted pupils with Maths learning support.
• CharangacoreTechnology or IntegrationMusic scheme used throughout the school for music curriculum delivery.
• Bradford CouncilcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal Authority responsible for school admissions coordination and appeals procedures. School liaises closely with Bradford Council's Education Social Worker service for persistently absent children and children missing from education.
• Young VoicessupportingOthersMusical event that enriches pupils' musical knowledge through participation in large-scale singing events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• REAch2 Academy Trust: Primary-focused multi-academy trust explicitly running primary schools at scale — the closest direct operational peer to a single-form/two-form entry primary like Miriam Lord.

Broad incumbents

• Ark Schools: Multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary academies nationally; comparable in governance structure and curriculum specialism delivery to Miriam Lord's trust-led model.
• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, running numerous primary and secondary state-funded academies under a single trust governance model directly comparable to Priestley Academy Trust.
• United Learning: Large national multi-academy trust operating both state-funded primary and secondary schools across the UK; comparable as a same-tier trust delivering primary education at scale.
• Oasis Community Learning: National multi-academy trust operating a large network of primary and secondary academies across England, comparable as a UK state-funded school operator within which Miriam Lord-type single-site primaries are governed.
• Star Academies: National multi-academy trust running primary and secondary academies, structurally analogous to Miriam Lord's operating context as a Trust-governed state school with centralised curriculum and safeguarding functions.
• E-ACT: National multi-academy trust running a portfolio of primary and secondary academies; provides the closest structural comparison as an academy sponsor exercising oversight over individual schools like Miriam Lord.

Others

• White Rose Education: Publisher of the White Rose Maths scheme adopted school-wide at Miriam Lord; ecosystem-level comparison showing the curriculum-provider side of the UK primary maths market in which the school participates.

Regional players

• Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT): Bradford-area multi-academy trust operating several primary schools in the same local-authority catchment — direct regional comparator for parent choice, admissions competition, and resource sharing.
• Diocese of Leeds Academies Trust: Regional multi-academy trust operating schools across Yorkshire including the Bradford area; same geographic and pupil-recruitment environment, making it a credible regional operating peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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