Academy converter · Bradford

Hollingwood Academy

3–11Ages
479Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144860URN

Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, BD7 4BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

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

138 applications for 60 places · 72nd of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 November 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Hollingwood Primary School, URN 107435

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)

138 applications · 60 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 2.3; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.4; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 2.5; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Bradford median median 2.7
2019 2.4; Bradford median median 2.7
2018 2.5; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.9; 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 Hollingwood Primary School (URN 107435), 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	60	138	2.3	72	1.20
Sep 2025	49	117	2.4	49	1.00
Sep 2024	52	125	2.4	49	0.94
Sep 2023	60	150	2.5	71	1.18
Sep 2022	60	132	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2021	60	152	2.5	70	1.17
Sep 2020	60	142	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2019	59	142	2.4	49	0.83
Sep 2018 *	57	141	2.5	49	0.86
Sep 2017 *	55	157	2.9	47	0.85
Sep 2016 *	53	173	3.3	43	0.81
Sep 2015 *	59	170	2.9	65	1.10
Sep 2014 *	60	175	2.9	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 84% · Maths 88% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%12th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard41%

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	80%	9%	106	107
2023/24	74%	7%	104	106
2022/23	75%	10%	106	109

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

Hollingwood AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Brackenhill Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Bradford

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Clayton Village Academy
1.1 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Clayton St John CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Reevy Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Southmere Primary Academy
1.3 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Home Farm Primary School
1.4 km · Bradford

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144860 · 380/5204
Trust: Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 479 on roll
Free school meals: 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Hollingwood Primary School (URN 107435)
Address: Hollingwood Lane, Bradford, BD7 4BE
Local authority: Bradford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources