Southmere Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 🔒
Southmere Primary Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Southmere Primary 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 | 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, 52% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 58.1% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.4% 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
- Ewart Street, Bradford, BD7 3NR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 322 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Southmere Primary Academy greet visitors with warmth and kindness.”
- “One pupil commented, ‘You have to treat visitors to school like a guest that is coming to your house.”
- “Leaders have created an environment that is vibrant and engaging.”
To improve
- “In early years, the curriculum is less well developed.”
- “Leaders have not identified as clearly the knowledge and skills that they want the children to learn across their time in Nursery and Reception.”
- “On some occasions, teachers do not plan activities that are closely matched to the needs of the pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 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) | 52% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 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.
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Brackenhill Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Horton Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Marshfield Primary 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wibsey Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Farnham Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Horton Grange Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Copthorne Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published