Hollingwood Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.662 miles
Published by Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Hollingwood Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 September 2022. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Hollingwood Academy 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 | 0.662 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 there were 72 first-choice applications for 60 Reception offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.662 miles away, the 20th shortest of 49 Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 80% 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.
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
- Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, BD7 4BE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 479 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this welcoming school.”
- “Parents and carers value the quality of care and education that pupils receive.”
- “Leaders make sure that pupils’ safety is a high priority.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the planning of curriculum content is at an earlier stage of development and the next steps in learning are not as well mapped out.”
- “The COVID-19 pandemic and related staff absence has reduced the number of clubs that the school has been able to offer during recent years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2022 (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) | 80% | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.
- Brackenhill Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Clayton Village Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Reevy Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Southmere Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Home Farm Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published