Academy converter · Bradford

Thornton Primary School

3–11Ages
449Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143944URN

Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.9 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

81 applications for 57 places · 139th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 16 January 2020Ofsted'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

Inspection history

25 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
16 January 2020
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Bradford median (2.3) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

81 applications · 57 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 1.4; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 1.9; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 1.8; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 1.8; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 1.6; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 1.7; Bradford median median 2.8
2017 1.6; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 1.7; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 1.7; 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 Thornton Primary School (URN 107223), 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	57	81	1.4	51	0.89
Sep 2025	46	82	1.8	44	0.96
Sep 2024	53	93	1.8	51	0.96
Sep 2023	60	117	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2022	60	111	1.9	67	1.12
Sep 2021	63	114	1.8	49	0.78
Sep 2020	59	107	1.8	52	0.88
Sep 2019	70	109	1.6	64	0.91
Sep 2018	66	113	1.7	56	0.85
Sep 2017	88	138	1.6	78	0.89
Sep 2016 *	76	131	1.7	68	0.89
Sep 2015 *	81	139	1.7	63	0.78
Sep 2014 *	90	146	1.6	77	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 56% · Maths 68% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%132nd of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	45%	0%	102	104
2023/24	49%	3%	105	101
2022/23	51%	0%	104	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

Thornton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Foxhill Primary School
1.9 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Keelham Primary School
2.0 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

5.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Academy At St. James
2.2 km · Bradford

2026

1.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Ley Top Primary School
2.6 km · Bradford

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.6 km · Bradford

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Russell Hall Primary School
2.7 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Clayton St John CofE Primary School
2.7 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
2.8 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Needs attention
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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: 143944 · 380/2061
Trust: Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
Capacity: 600 pupils · 449 on roll
Free school meals: 31.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Thornton Primary School (URN 107223)
Address: Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3NN
Local authority: Bradford

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