Academy sponsor led · Bradford

High Crags Primary Leadership Academy

2–11Ages
311Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142582URN

Pratt Lane, Shipley, BD18 2ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

52 applications for 32 places · 125th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

20 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 March 2019
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Bradford median (2.3) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 32 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.6; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.5; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 1.7; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 1.8; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 1.4; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 1.4; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 1.6; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 1.5; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 1.4; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as High Crags Primary School (URN 107271), 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	32	52	1.6	28	0.88
Sep 2025	33	57	1.7	33	1.00
Sep 2024	34	51	1.5	32	0.94
Sep 2023	40	66	1.7	38	0.95
Sep 2022	47	80	1.7	40	0.85
Sep 2021	37	66	1.8	29	0.78
Sep 2020	53	75	1.4	43	0.81
Sep 2019	42	57	1.4	33	0.79
Sep 2018	33	54	1.6	31	0.94
Sep 2017	47	70	1.5	41	0.87
Sep 2016 *	59	84	1.4	44	0.75
Sep 2015 *	57	86	1.5	50	0.88
Sep 2014 *	60	95	1.6	44	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%114th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	51%	6%	104	103
2023/24	69%	7%	106	104
2022/23	53%	5%	102	102

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

High Crags Primary Leadership AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Shipley CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Bradford

Good2022

2.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Low Ash Primary School
0.7 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Frizinghall Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Academy
0.9 km · Bradford

Good2022

2.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Wycliffe CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Bradford

Good2023

4.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School
1.6 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%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: 142582 · 380/2026
Trust: Star Academies
Capacity: 420 pupils · 311 on roll
Free school meals: 46.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: High Crags Primary School (URN 107271)
Address: Pratt Lane, Shipley, BD18 2ES
Local authority: Bradford

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