Newhall Park Primary School
Primary · Community 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 🔒
Newhall Park Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 November 2021. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Newhall Park 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 30 first-choice applications for 40 offers: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 5th lowest of 156 Bradford primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% 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
- Newhall Road, Bierley, Bradford, BD4 6AF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 409 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 November 2021
Strengths
- “Newhall Park Primary is a highly inclusive school.”
- “Pupils benefit from a vibrant and engaging learning environment.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning, and they participate actively in lessons.”
To improve
- “However, too many pupils are persistently absent from school.”
- “These pupils miss out on the high-quality education that the school provides.”
- “Leaders previously identified that some pupils were too passive in lessons.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2026 (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) | 77% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 30 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.
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Knowleswood Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bowling Park Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lower Fields Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Low Moor CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published