Brackenhill 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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Brackenhill Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Brackenhill 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, whereas places ran out in all 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 56 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Bradford primary schools.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 5% of pupils (England 8%).
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
- Dracup Road, Great Horton, Bradford, BD7 4HA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 444 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “The school works with pupils and families to achieve success for everyone.”
- “The school has created a learning environment where all pupils flourish.”
- “There is a culture of high expectation which is evident in pupils’ work and their positive attitudes to learning.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, teachers do not”
- “routinely check whether pupils have secured new learning.”
- “This work is new and not currently consistent across all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 December 2024 (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) | 79% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 56 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.
- Southmere Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Hollingwood Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Horton Grange Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Horton Park Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Farnham Academy 0.7 mi Good
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good