Baildon Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Shipley, Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.015 miles
Published by Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Baildon Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Shipley, Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Baildon Church of England Primary School 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 | 4.015 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
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 4.015 miles away, 3rd longest of the 49 Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That distance swung sharply between some years, most from 2021 to 2022, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 9 years with a published distance.
- In 2026 there were 60 first-choice applications for 60 Reception offers; 59 went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 90% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 39% 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
- Coverdale Way, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 6TE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 428 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils eagerly embrace the ‘SOAR’ values of support, opportunity, achievement and respect.”
- “These values underpin the school’s ambitious vision and high-quality teaching that are firmly embedded in the school.”
- “They are reflected in pupils’ exceptional behaviour, enthusiasm for learning, and high levels of engagement across all areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 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) | 90% | 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: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Hoyle Court Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandal Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thackley Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Idle CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Christ Church Church of England Academy 1.5 mi Good
- Baildon Glen Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thorpe Primary 1.7 mi Good Last distance published