St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · 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. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 April 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St. Clare'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
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 30 offers (0.8 per offer, 8th lowest of 156 Bradford primary schools), with 7 offers to families ranking it second or lower.
- 43.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.1% 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
- Fagley Road, Fagley, Bradford, BD2 3JD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 190 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 April 2024
Strengths
- “Teachers build positive relationships with pupils.”
- “The school celebrates people of all faiths and backgrounds.”
- “There is a strong sense of community.”
To improve
- “On rare occasions, some pupils lose focus.”
- “Occasionally, in some subjects, lesson activities do not consistently draw out the intended learning effectively.”
- “Where this happens, pupils do not learn the most important knowledge and skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 May 2024 (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) | 57% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 23 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.
- Fagley Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Wellington Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Killinghall Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons Marchbank Primary 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Peel Park Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cavendish Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published