Academy converter · Bradford

Our Lady of Victories Catholic School

3–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141059URN

Guard House Road, Keighley, BD22 6JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

66 applications for 29 places · 73rd of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

66 applications · 29 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.7; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 3.7; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 3.2; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 3.2; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 3.4; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 4.5; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 4.5; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 3.9; Bradford median median 3.5
2015 3.8; Bradford median median 3.1
2014 4.0; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 11 of 12 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Our Lady of Victories Catholic School (URN 107347), 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	29	66	2.3	33	1.14
Sep 2025	28	76	2.7	37	1.32
Sep 2024	27	67	2.5	29	1.07
Sep 2023	27	82	3.0	39	1.44
Sep 2022	29	108	3.7	60	2.07
Sep 2021	30	96	3.2	52	1.73
Sep 2020	30	95	3.2	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	103	3.4	51	1.70
Sep 2018	29	129	4.5	53	1.83
Sep 2017	29	130	4.5	59	2.03
Sep 2016	30	116	3.9	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	115	3.8	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	120	4.0	49	1.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 72% · Maths 93% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%77th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	62%	10%	106	107
2023/24	0%	0%	104	102
2022/23	87%	10%	108	108

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

Our Lady of Victories Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Merlin Top Primary Academy
0.4 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Victoria Primary School
0.5 km · Bradford

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
0.5 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.4applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Holycroft Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Good2023

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Beckfoot Nessfield
0.9 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Good2022

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ingrow Primary School
1.4 km · Bradford

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141059 · 380/3372
Trust: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 237 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Our Lady of Victories Catholic School (URN 107347)
Address: Guard House Road, Keighley, BD22 6JP
Local authority: Bradford

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