St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Matthew'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
- For Reception 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 17 offers and every applicant was offered a place, though places ran out in 3 of the 5 earlier years.
- The Reception last distance offered swung sharply between some years, with the biggest move coming from 2020 to 2021.
- 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- In 2024/25, 3% of pupils reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Saffron Drive, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7NE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 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.
- Ley Top Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Academy At St. James 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Crossley Hall Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Lady Royd Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Sandy Lane Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published