Lapage Primary School and Nursery
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
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lapage Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Lapage Primary School and Nursery 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, as at 85 of the 137 other Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- That has not always held: places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years with a published Reception outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 49 first-choice applications for 54 offers, with 5 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Bradford primary schools.
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
- Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 8QX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 634 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils treat staff and each other with kindness.”
- “They welcome visitors with politeness and respect.”
- “The school’s values are at the heart of school life.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not form letters correctly or present their work well.”
- “However, some pupils are unable to apply their knowledge in writing.”
- “Their phonics knowledge is less secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 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) | 53% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 49 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.
- Dixons Marchbank Primary 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Killinghall Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Byron Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lift Feversham 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Penny Oaks 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published