Lower Fields Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Lower Fields Primary 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 17 May 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Fenby Avenue, Bradford, BD4 8RG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 395 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “Lower Fields Primary Academy is a friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Leaders have established high expectations focused on being safe, respectful and responsible.”
- “Adults apply these expectations consistently.”
To improve
- “However, leaders’ ambition for the curriculum has not been fully realised in all subjects.”
- “Teachers’ knowledge about how to teach some subjects is less well developed.”
- “As a result, some of the examples adults use to help pupils to learn are not as precise as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2023 (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) | 76% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Bradford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- Knowleswood Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meadow Bank Community School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Penny Oaks 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carrwood Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bowling Park Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lift Feversham 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newhall Park Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published