Community school · Bradford

Ley Top Primary School

3–11Ages
338Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107241URN

Avenel Road, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7PQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

48 applications for 23 places · 92nd of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 14 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Urgent improvement
Achievement			Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour		Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years		Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 5 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement
26 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
19 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Bradford median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

48 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.1; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.9; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 2.3; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 2.3; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 1.9; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 2.8; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 3.0; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 2.8; Bradford median median 3.5
2015 2.5; Bradford median median 3.1
2014 2.2; Bradford median median 3.1

This school
Bradford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	48	2.1	23	1.00
Sep 2025	17	50	2.9	16	0.94
Sep 2024	35	85	2.4	34	0.97
Sep 2023	44	102	2.3	36	0.82
Sep 2022	50	102	2.0	47	0.94
Sep 2021	42	97	2.3	36	0.86
Sep 2020	51	117	2.3	41	0.80
Sep 2019	44	84	1.9	38	0.86
Sep 2018	36	102	2.8	28	0.78
Sep 2017	31	92	3.0	26	0.84
Sep 2016	35	97	2.8	27	0.77
Sep 2015	39	98	2.5	30	0.77
Sep 2014	47	103	2.2	31	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 63% · Maths 47% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%144th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bradford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	40%	0%	102	100
2023/24	32%	0%	101	102
2022/23	38%	0%	104	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ley Top Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Bradford

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
0.3 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
The Academy At St. James
0.6 km · Bradford

2026

1.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Crossley Hall Academy
1.6 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Sandy Lane Primary School
1.7 km · Bradford

Good2024

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Lady Royd Primary School
1.8 km · Bradford

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Beckfoot Heaton Primary
1.9 km · Bradford

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Clayton St John CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107241 · 380/2090
Capacity: 420 pupils · 338 on roll
Free school meals: 47.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Avenel Road, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7PQ
Local authority: Bradford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources