Ryecroft Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 🔒
Ryecroft Primary Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Ryecroft Primary 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 |
| 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 place in Reception 2026, as at 85 of the 137 other Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Reading, writing and maths: 50% met the expected standard in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (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
- Kesteven Close, Holmewood, Bradford, BD4 0LS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and confident.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and talk about their learning with enthusiasm.”
- “Many pupils reach the high expectations that the school has of them and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils report that there are sometimes incidents of bullying and name-calling.”
- “While they are confident that adults will resolve this quickly, sometimes it reoccurs.”
- “However, some of the adaptations that staff make for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are not effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 16 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.
- Knowleswood Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carrwood Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lower Fields Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meadow Bank Community School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newhall Park Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published