Thornton Primary School
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 🔒
Thornton Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 June 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Thornton 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 Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 51 first-choice applications for 57 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3NN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 449 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 June 2025
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming school, where pupils develop trusting relationships with staff who care for them.”
- “The school has an inclusive culture, where pupils’ individual needs are well met.”
- “This helps pupils to feel happy.”
To improve
- “Some areas of the school’s published outcomes in 2024 were too low.”
- “While the school has taken action to address some of the gaps in older pupils’ foundational knowledge in writing and mathematics, some gaps still persist, which means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “On occasion, some pupils do not meet these high expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 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) | 45% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 51 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.
- Foxhill Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Keelham Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Academy At St. James 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ley Top Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Russell Hall Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published