St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Stephen'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 | 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 applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in both earlier years, 2015 and 2019.
- Reception 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 58 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
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
- Gaythorne Road, West Bowling, Bradford, BD5 7HU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 460 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 November 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders have developed a caring and inclusive ethos where all pupils are valued.”
- “Staff have high expectations for all pupils.”
- “Pupils behave well and have a positive attitude to learning.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistent across all year groups.”
- “However, there are a few pupils who are frequently absent and miss out on learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (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) | 52% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 57 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.
- Newby Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bowling Park Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Bankfoot Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Marshfield Primary 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Dixons Music Primary 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published