Thorpe Primary
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 🔒
Thorpe Primary is a primary school in Bradford for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2023. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Thorpe Primary 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, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- Reception 2026 drew 19 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, whereas places ran out in 6 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
- At the school, 48.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 40.7% 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
- Albion Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 9PY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils of all ages benefit from the warm and nurturing culture in the school.”
- “Older pupils take care of younger pupils and help them out, for example when they are playing outside.”
- “Staff are caring to pupils and encourage them in a positive way.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that some subjects need continued development, particularly in how well staff teach them.”
- “Leaders identified that phonics was not taught well enough in the past.”
- “Leaders know that staff still need more training to follow the phonics curriculum effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 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) | 71% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 19 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.
- Co-op Academy Parkland 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Idle CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Blakehill Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Thackley Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Greengates Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Holybrook Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published