Victoria Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Keighley, 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 🔒
Victoria Primary School is a primary school in Keighley, Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Victoria 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
- Reception 2026 drew 40 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- No pupil reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25: the figure was 0% (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
- Cartmel Road, Keighley, BD21 2RD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 323 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Victoria Primary School are polite and respectful.”
- “They celebrate the diverse nature of their school community.”
- “Pupils learn about a range of faiths and cultures and show tolerance and respect to people’s differences.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, pupils who need additional support do not always access the appropriate curriculum for their age and stage.”
- “However, for a few pupils, they continue to access a curriculum that is not as ambitious, even when they have made strides to catch up.”
- “However, in a few subject areas this is not yet realised.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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) | 63% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 40 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.
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of Victories Catholic School 0.3 mi Good
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Merlin Top Primary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holycroft Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastwood Community School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Beckfoot Nessfield 0.8 mi Not judged
- Parkwood Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published