St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.444 miles
Published by Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Luke's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 14 May 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Luke's CofE 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 | 0.444 mi |
| 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, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.444 miles from the school, 13th shortest of 49 Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 17 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (35%) were not offered a place.
- 29.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 41.7% 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
- Fagley Lane, Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 3NS
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 14 May 2025
Strengths
- “St Luke’s CofE Primary School is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “They enjoy positive relationships with staff and receive high-quality pastoral care and support.”
- “The school knows the pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “While there are high expectations for pupils’ achievement, these have not been realised in recent years.”
- “This is reflected in the results pupils achieve in assessments sat at the end of key stage 2.”
- “Over time, pupils have not been as prepared as they need to be for the next stage of their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2025 (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) | 69% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 17 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.
- Cavendish Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fagley Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Wellington Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Holybrook Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published