St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Shipley, 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 🔒
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Shipley, Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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
- 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- Reception places ran out in all 10 earlier years with a published outcome, with sharp swings, the biggest from 2020 to 2021; in 2026 every applicant was offered a place.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer and the 38th highest of 156 Bradford primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 9.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28% 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
- Victoria Park, Shipley, BD18 4RL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are polite, respectful and well mannered.”
- “They are patient and kind to each other and adults.”
- “There is a positive and supportive culture, where pupils achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, the school recognises that the teaching of handwriting needs further attention.”
- “Consequently, while some pupils take pride in their work, others do not develop their handwriting as well as they should.”
- “This may impact how effectively pupils convey their ideas and understanding in written tasks.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 December 2024 (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) | 80% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Wycliffe CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Saltaire Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shipley CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Baildon Glen Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Frizinghall Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church Church of England Academy 1.1 mi Good