Meadow Bank Community School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Meadow Bank Community School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Meadow Bank Community 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 37% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 21 first-choice applications for 24 offers; 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 17.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
- 53.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.2% 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
- Fearnville Drive, Bradford, BD4 8DX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 286 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
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) | 37% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 21 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.
- Carrwood Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Penny Oaks 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lower Fields Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lift Feversham 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dixons Marchbank Primary 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lapage Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Knowleswood Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published