Iqra Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Iqra Primary Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Iqra 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 85 of the 137 other Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 78 first-choice applications for 78 Reception 2026 offers; places had run out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 42% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- There are 22.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.3 across 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
- Drummond Road, Bradford, BD8 8DA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 616 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “There is an overwhelming feeling of respect and acceptance in this school.”
- “Pupils are consistently kind and encouraging to each other.”
- “Pupils listen carefully when classmates are speaking, and they help when their classmates need it.”
To improve
- “This is particularly the case for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “The school recognises that in some foundation subjects some of this knowledge needs to be broken down into smaller steps.”
- “Currently, sometimes this is not as well defined and teachers are not as clear in the important knowledge to cover.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 December 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) | 42% | 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: 78 first-preference applications, 78 offers in total, 78 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.
- Miriam Lord Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Atlas Community Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westbourne Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dixons Manningham Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Green Lane Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lilycroft Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whetley Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published