Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 July 2022. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 there were 28 first-choice applications for 37 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 7th lowest of 156 Bradford primary schools.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 85 of the 137 other Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 25% 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
- Nelson Street, Bradford, BD5 0HD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 329 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 July 2022
Strengths
- “All members of this school community feel part of the ‘Rainbow family.”
- “Pupils understand the school STAR values of service, teamwork, ambition and respect.”
- “If they have any worries, they have the confidence to tell an adult who will help.”
To improve
- “The significant number of pupils who have come to the school after the start of the school year is a challenge for leaders.”
- “However, in some subjects such as history, the precise knowledge leaders want pupils to learn is not clearly defined.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 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) | 66% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 28 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Dixons Music Primary 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Newby Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bowling Park Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Copthorne Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published