Academy converter · Bradford

Shirley Manor Primary School

3–11Ages
168Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140639URN

Methuen Oval, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8SA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.0 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

29 applications for 22 places · 144th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Bradford median (2.3) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.3; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.3; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 1.4; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 2.2; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 1.8; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 1.6; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 2.0; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 1.4; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 1.7; Bradford median median 3.5
2015 1.6; Bradford median median 3.1
2014 2.8; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Shirley Manor Primary School (URN 107235), the previous school.

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	22	29	1.3	22	1.00
Sep 2025	19	25	1.3	14	0.74
Sep 2024	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2023	22	37	1.7	16	0.73
Sep 2022	27	38	1.4	17	0.63
Sep 2021	18	40	2.2	17	0.94
Sep 2020	21	37	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2019	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2018	26	51	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2017	29	41	1.4	24	0.83
Sep 2016	29	50	1.7	20	0.69
Sep 2015	30	48	1.6	24	0.80
Sep 2014 *	16	44	2.8	14	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 48% · Writing 63% · Maths 41% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%149th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard48%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard41%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	33%	0%	100	98
2023/24	39%	0%	102	102
2022/23	40%	3%	101	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

Shirley Manor Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Worthinghead Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

2026

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Scholes Village Primary School
1.0 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
1.2 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
1.9 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lightcliffe C of E Primary School
2.1 km · Calderdale

2026

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hill Top CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Woodside Academy
2.5 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse
2.6 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 65%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140639 · 380/2077
Trust: The Family of Learning Trust
Capacity: 236 pupils · 168 on roll
Free school meals: 56.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2014
Replaced: Shirley Manor Primary School (URN 107235)
Address: Methuen Oval, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8SA
Local authority: Bradford

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