Keelham Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.531 miles
Published by Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Keelham Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 January 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Keelham 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 | 1.531 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
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered, 1.531 miles, was 15th longest of 49 Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 0.91 miles.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2015, and it has swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 20 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 13 went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (35%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 81% 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.
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
- Well Heads, Denholme Gate, Bradford, BD13 4HH
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 111 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 January 2023
Strengths
- “They are central to everything that the school offers.”
- “When stepping into school, visitors are greeted in a polite, respectful manner by every pupil they meet.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
To improve
- “However, for those pupils who need more practice with phonics, reading books are not matched closely enough to their phonic knowledge.”
- “They rely too much on adult support to be able to read the books accurately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 81% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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.
- Denholme Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornton Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Foxhill Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Russell Hall Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shibden Head Primary Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy At St. James 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cullingworth Village Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wilsden Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published