Academy converter · Bradford

Holycroft Primary School

3–11Ages
336Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143982URN

Victoria Road, Keighley, BD21 1JF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

67 applications for 44 places · 133rd of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 23 February 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

67 applications · 44 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 1.5; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 1.5; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 1.5; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 1.2; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 1.5; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Holycroft Primary School (URN 107261), 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	44	67	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2025	32	47	1.5	32	1.00
Sep 2024	38	61	1.6	38	1.00
Sep 2023	37	58	1.6	35	0.95
Sep 2022	32	71	2.2	32	1.00
Sep 2021	33	49	1.5	33	1.00
Sep 2020	38	58	1.5	35	0.92
Sep 2019	41	51	1.2	40	0.98
Sep 2018 *	35	53	1.5	33	0.94
Sep 2017 *	37	66	1.8	36	0.97
Sep 2016 *	46	73	1.6	44	0.96
Sep 2015 *	60	107	1.8	49	0.82
Sep 2014 *	60	87	1.5	53	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 69% · Maths 63% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%88th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	58%	4%	102	102
2023/24	58%	4%	104	104
2022/23	47%	5%	102	103

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

Holycroft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
0.4 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.4applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Beckfoot Nessfield
0.8 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Victories Catholic School
0.9 km · Bradford

Good2023

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

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Good2022

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Parkwood Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143982 · 380/2123
Trust: Northern Star Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 336 on roll
Free school meals: 37.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Holycroft Primary School (URN 107261)
Address: Victoria Road, Keighley, BD21 1JF
Local authority: Bradford

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