St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St William's 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 | 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- There were 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 30 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd 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
- Young Street, Bradford, BD8 9RG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 117 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “This is a highly inclusive school that serves a diverse community.”
- “Pupils say that newcomers are welcome and ‘soon feel part of the family’.”
- “The school ensures that pupils are safe and well cared for.”
To improve
- “Many pupils achieve well, but some do not achieve in line with the school’s expectations.”
- “However, pupils report that learning in classrooms is occasionally disrupted by poor behaviour.”
- “Adults’ expectations for behaviour are not consistently high across the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 December 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) | 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: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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.
- Girlington Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Whetley Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lidget Green Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Co-op Academy Princeville 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Crossley Hall Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good
- St Philip's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lady Royd Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Horton Grange Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published