Academy sponsor led · Bradford

St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

3–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138916URN

Cross Lane, Great Horton, Bradford, BD7 3JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

68 applications for 32 places · 87th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 15 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

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

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

68 applications · 32 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 1.8; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 1.7; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 1.6; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 1.6; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 2.3; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 2.8; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 2.1; Bradford median median 3.5
2015 2.2; Bradford median median 3.1
2014 2.7; Bradford median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 0 of 13 years.

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	32	68	2.1	30	0.94
Sep 2025	41	61	1.5	41	1.00
Sep 2024	46	75	1.6	45	0.98
Sep 2023	39	67	1.7	38	0.97
Sep 2022	37	67	1.8	33	0.89
Sep 2021	48	79	1.7	39	0.81
Sep 2020	56	92	1.6	46	0.82
Sep 2019	42	69	1.6	41	0.98
Sep 2018	29	66	2.3	27	0.93
Sep 2017	30	83	2.8	28	0.93
Sep 2016	58	121	2.1	54	0.93
Sep 2015	60	131	2.2	55	0.92
Sep 2014	42	113	2.7	40	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 63% · Maths 67% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%105th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	4%	100	102
2023/24	50%	2%	101	101
2022/23	35%	2%	100	100

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

St Oswald's Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Horton Park Primary School
0.5 km · Bradford

Good2022

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Southmere Primary Academy
0.6 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Farnham Academy
0.6 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
0.6 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Brackenhill Primary School
0.6 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Copthorne Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

2026

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Marshfield Primary
1.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 80%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138916 · 380/2010
Trust: Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 480 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 55.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: St Oswald's CofE Primary School (URN 107322)
Address: Cross Lane, Great Horton, Bradford, BD7 3JT
Local authority: Bradford

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