Miriam Lord Primary School
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
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Miriam Lord Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Miriam Lord 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 34 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 85 of the 137 other Bradford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There are 22 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.3 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
- Bavaria Place, Manningham, Bavaria Place, Manningham, Bradford, BD8 8RG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 370 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 December 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils attending Miriam Lord are happy and have a deep sense of belonging.”
- “They describe their school as a friendly place, where adults 'care about everyone'.”
- “The school is a diverse and close knit community.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not consistently attain the expected standard in the Year 1 phonics check or the Year 4 multiplication check.”
- “However, the school is still developing how effectively staff design tasks to help pupils secure subject-specific knowledge.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2026 (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) | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 32 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.
- Iqra Primary Academy 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Westbourne Primary School 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lilycroft Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Atlas Community Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dixons Manningham Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Green Lane Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whetley Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published