Knowleswood 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
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Knowleswood 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 2015 to 2026 entry.
Knowleswood 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 |
| 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, 20% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- Every applicant for a 2026 Reception place was offered one, though places ran out in 1 of the 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 25 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 68.9% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford is 42.3%.
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
- Knowles Lane, Bradford, BD4 9AE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 363 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 68.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
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) | 20% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 25 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.
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ryecroft Primary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lower Fields Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Carrwood Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meadow Bank Community School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newhall Park Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Penny Oaks 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published