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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
327Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
143032URN

Queen's Road, Ingrow, Keighley, BD21 1AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

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

85 applications for 40 places · 87th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
8 June 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, URN 107345

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)

85 applications · 40 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.2; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 2.3; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 2.8; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 2.9; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 2.6; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 3.5; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 5.2; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 5.7; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 6.7; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 107345), 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	40	85	2.1	38	0.95
Sep 2025	41	92	2.2	38	0.93
Sep 2024	29	66	2.3	27	0.93
Sep 2023	37	79	2.1	33	0.89
Sep 2022	44	86	2.0	42	0.95
Sep 2021	44	102	2.3	43	0.98
Sep 2020	45	124	2.8	50	1.11
Sep 2019	44	126	2.9	55	1.25
Sep 2018	45	118	2.6	47	1.04
Sep 2017	45	158	3.5	43	0.96
Sep 2016 *	30	157	5.2	45	1.50
Sep 2015 *	30	171	5.7	47	1.57
Sep 2014 *	29	194	6.7	66	2.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%39th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	71%	4%	107	106
2023/24	60%	7%	104	104
2022/23	69%	17%	106	106

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Holycroft Primary School
0.5 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
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.4applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Worth Valley Primary School
1.2 km · Bradford

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Parkwood Primary School
1.2 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Victories Catholic School
1.3 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Victoria Primary School
1.4 km · Bradford

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143032 · 380/3370
Trust: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 327 on roll
Free school meals: 31.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 107345)
Address: Queen's Road, Ingrow, Keighley, BD21 1AR
Local authority: Bradford

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