Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided 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 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford is 33.4%.
- Reception 2026 drew 46 first-choice applications for 47 offers, and every applicant was offered a place; places ran out in 2 of the 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 2% (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
- Rossefield Road, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 4DA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 382 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “This is a happy and inclusive school which sits at the heart of the community.”
- “Leaders and staff have built a caring culture.”
- “The core values of honesty, happiness, responsibility, respect, kindness and enthusiasm are central to the work of the school and its pupils.”
To improve
- “However, there are a few inconsistencies in the teaching of the reading programme because some staff have had less guidance and support.”
- “This means some pupils do not make as much progress as they could.”
- “This work is not complete for all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2023 (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) | 63% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 46 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.
- Margaret McMillan Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carlton Mills 0.6 mi Good
- St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Frizinghall Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lilycroft Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shipley CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Westbourne Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published