Ley Top Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Ley Top Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (community school). Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Ley Top Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 23 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 45.6% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 33.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bradford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Avenel Road, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7PQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 338 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “New leaders have clarity and vision about what is needed to improve the school.”
- “This is warmly welcomed by staff, pupils and parents and carers.”
- “They are deeply committed to making the improvements needed.”
To improve
- “Pupils at Ley Top have received an unacceptable quality of education over the last few years.”
- “Significant changes in leadership historically have led to inconsistencies in the way the curriculum is delivered.”
- “Pupils do not secure the important knowledge they need to communicate, read, write and use mathematics successfully.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 40% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Academy At St. James 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Crossley Hall Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Sandy Lane Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Lady Royd Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published