Academy converter · Bradford

Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

4–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148256URN

Bank, Idle, Bradford, BD10 0QA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

1.1 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

31 applications for 26 places · 147th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 23 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
27 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Bradford median (2.3) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 26 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.8; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 3.0; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 1.6; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 2.0; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 3.2; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 3.0; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 3.5; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 4.3; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School (URN 107334), 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	26	31	1.2	17	0.65
Sep 2025	13	36	2.8	11	0.85
Sep 2024	19	31	1.6	18	0.95
Sep 2023	30	50	1.7	20	0.67
Sep 2022	17	51	3.0	12	0.71
Sep 2021	27	43	1.6	14	0.52
Sep 2020 *	30	59	2.0	23	0.77
Sep 2019 *	30	65	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2018 *	16	51	3.2	12	0.75
Sep 2017 *	30	89	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2016 *	30	106	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	128	4.3	45	1.50
Sep 2014 *	30	101	3.4	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 50% · Maths 63% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%129th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	46%	4%	100	101
2023/24	58%	6%	103	103
2022/23	46%	0%	101	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

Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Holybrook Primary School
0.3 km · Bradford

Outstanding2022

3.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Primary School
0.4 km · Bradford

2026

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Parkland
0.8 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Greengates Primary Academy
0.9 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Blakehill Primary School
1.3 km · Bradford

Good2022

4.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Primary
1.3 km · Bradford

Good2023

3.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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: 148256 · 380/3353
Trust: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 41.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2020
Replaced: Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School (URN 107334)
Address: Bank, Idle, Bradford, BD10 0QA
Local authority: Bradford

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