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Thorpe Primary

4–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148288URN

Albion Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 9PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.0 above Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

74 applications for 22 places · 20th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 7 June 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

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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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Bradford median (2.3) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 22 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 3.4; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 3.7; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 3.9; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 3.7; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 3.1; Bradford median median 2.6
2020 4.2; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 4.5; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 4.4; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 4.9; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 5.1; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 4.1; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 5.1; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 6 of 6 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Thorpe Primary School (URN 132180), Thorpe Middle School (URN 107357), 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	22	74	3.4	19	0.86
Sep 2025	19	70	3.7	15	0.79
Sep 2024	21	82	3.9	19	0.90
Sep 2023	30	87	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2022	21	77	3.7	19	0.90
Sep 2021	30	93	3.1	25	0.83
Sep 2020 *	30	126	4.2	21	0.70
Sep 2019 *	30	135	4.5	43	1.43
Sep 2018 *	30	132	4.4	33	1.10
Sep 2017 *	30	147	4.9	28	0.93
Sep 2016 *	30	153	5.1	25	0.83
Sep 2015 *	30	124	4.1	32	1.07
Sep 2014 *	30	152	5.1	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 71% · Maths 83% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%39th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard67%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	71%	8%	109	105
2023/24	79%	17%	107	106
2022/23	41%	9%	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

Thorpe PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2023

3.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Parkland
0.7 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Idle CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Blakehill Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Good2022

4.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Thackley Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Good2024

4.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Greengates Primary Academy
1.2 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Bradford

2026

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Holybrook Primary School
1.5 km · Bradford

Outstanding2022

3.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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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: 148288 · 380/2200
Trust: Carlton Academy Trust
Capacity: 206 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 48.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Thorpe Primary School (URN 132180); Thorpe Middle School (URN 107357)
Address: Albion Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 9PY
Local authority: Bradford

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