Horton Grange Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Horton Grange Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Horton Grange Primary School 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 for Reception 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out in 4 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 saw 56 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% 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
- Spencer Road, Great Horton, Bradford, BD7 2EU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 682 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this caring and inclusive school.”
- “They enjoy positive relationships with adults.”
- “Pupils know that if they have a concern, they can go to any adult in school for help.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not have sufficient opportunity to practise their letter formation.”
- “This results in them making many errors in their writing, continuing into key stage 1 and beyond.”
- “Staff do not address writing errors in pupils’ work consistently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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) | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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.
- Farnham Academy 0.1 mi Good
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Copthorne Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Princeville 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Lidget Green Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Horton Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Brackenhill Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published