Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.227 miles
Published by Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 June 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Barkerend 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 | 0.227 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 83 first-choice applications for 58 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer, the 6th highest of 156 Bradford primary schools.
- For Reception 2026, 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 25 first-choice families (30%) were not offered a place.
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.227 miles away, the shortest of 49 Bradford primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.91 miles).
- In 2024/25, 92% 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
- Hendford Drive, Pollard Park, Bradford, BD3 0QT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 520 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 June 2025
Strengths
- “The school has high ambitions and an unwavering commitment to excellence.”
- “Pupils consistently meet these ambitions and achieve very well.”
- “Skilled and dedicated staff address behaviour needs with clarity, fairness and consistency.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 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) | 92% | 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: 83 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 58 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.
- Byron Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lift Feversham 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Penny Oaks 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Killinghall Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons Marchbank Primary 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westminster Church of England Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published