Lilycroft Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Lilycroft Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Lilycroft 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
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils 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.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 50 first-choice applications for 50 offers; places ran out in 5 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- There are 18.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22 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
- Lilycroft Road, Manningham, Bradford, BD9 5AD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 367 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this warm and welcoming school.”
- “Parents and carers talk positively about the school.”
- “Staff communicate well with parents and carers.”
To improve
- “There is some variation in how well some aspects of the curriculum are implemented.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 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) | 70% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 50 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.
- Miriam Lord Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westbourne Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Carlton Mills 0.3 mi Good
- St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Iqra Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Whetley Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Margaret McMillan Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published