Bradford Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Holsworthy, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bradford Primary School is a primary school in Holsworthy, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2022. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Bradford 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, against a published admission number of 10 places, and every applicant was offered a place.
- With 24 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 6.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 13.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Free school meal eligibility is 25%; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon is 29%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bradford, Holemoor, Holsworthy, EX22 7AB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 24 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils’ day-to-day experience at Bradford Primary School reflects leaders’ vision of, ‘Nurture, flourish and succeed together as a loving family of learners.”
- “Pupils, parents and staff consider the school to be a special place.”
- “They say that all pupils are treated as individuals with specific talents.”
To improve
- “The curriculum is implemented well but leaders have not had the opportunity to fully evaluate its effectiveness.”
- “There are some inconsistencies, for example, the depth of knowledge that pupils know and remember in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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 Devon.
- Shebbear Community School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Black Torrington Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Halwill Community Primary School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Highampton Community Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Holsworthy Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clawton Primary School 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashwater Primary School 6.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit 6.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published