Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Ilkley, Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.826 miles
Published by Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School is a primary school in Ilkley, Bradford for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Burley and Woodhead 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 | 2.826 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 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 2.826 miles away, the 4th longest of 49 Bradford primary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2016, having swung sharply between some years.
- For 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% reached the higher standard (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
- Sandholme Drive, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 7RQ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “Burley and Woodhead C of E Primary School is a school that has huge ambition for its pupils.”
- “The school has developed a unique ‘Burley and Woodhead Me Curriculum’, which is rooted in its Christian values.”
- “It underpins and encourages the holistic development and well-being of all children.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Burley Oaks Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Menston Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ben Rhydding Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashlands Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Baildon Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE Primary School 3.7 mi Good
- Hoyle Court Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published