St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.598 miles
Published by Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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 | 0.598 mi |
| 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, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.598 miles away, the 18th shortest of the 49 Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 35 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 11.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 31.9% 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
- Myers Lane, Bradford, BD2 4ES
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 234 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “At St Francis Catholic Primary School, staff and pupils cherish learning.”
- “This is a school where every pupil matters.”
- “They ask questions and grow in confidence.”
To improve
- “At times, in a few subjects, such as personal, social and health education (PSHE), checks on pupils’ understanding are not as robust.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 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) | 60% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Grove House Academy 0.2 mi Good
- Swain House Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wellington Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Poplars Farm Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Cavendish Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blakehill Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published