Academy converter · Bradford

Cottingley Village Primary School

3–11Ages
448Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148159URN

Cottingley Moor Road, Cottingley, Bingley, BD16 1SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

148 applications for 59 places · 60th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 November 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Cottingley Village Primary School, URN 107252

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Bradford median (2.3) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

148 applications · 59 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.5; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.8; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.9; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 3.4; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 3.9; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 3.7; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 3.4; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 3.9; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 3.8; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 3.8; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 5 of 5 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Cottingley Village Primary School (URN 107252), 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	59	148	2.5	60	1.02
Sep 2025	60	169	2.8	58	0.97
Sep 2024	53	152	2.9	49	0.92
Sep 2023	60	180	3.0	58	0.97
Sep 2022	60	205	3.4	62	1.03
Sep 2021 *	59	228	3.9	74	1.25
Sep 2020 *	60	219	3.7	75	1.25
Sep 2019 *	60	203	3.4	64	1.07
Sep 2018 *	60	231	3.9	70	1.17
Sep 2017 *	60	188	3.1	60	1.00
Sep 2016 *	60	230	3.8	68	1.13
Sep 2015 *	60	230	3.8	78	1.30
Sep 2014 *	60	198	3.3	67	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 76% · Maths 81% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%77th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	62%	10%	104	106
2023/24	84%	7%	107	107
2022/23	78%	7%	107	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

Cottingley Village Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Beckfoot Heaton Primary
1.4 km · Bradford

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Sandy Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Bradford

Good2024

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Saltaire Primary School
2.0 km · Bradford

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School
2.1 km · Bradford

Not yet inspected

5.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Myrtle Park Primary
2.2 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2024

4.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
2.4 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Wycliffe CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Bradford

Good2023

4.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148159 · 380/2110
Trust: Exceed Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 448 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2021
Replaced: Cottingley Village Primary School (URN 107252)
Address: Cottingley Moor Road, Cottingley, Bingley, BD16 1SY
Local authority: Bradford

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