Academy converter · Bradford

St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

5–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148477URN

Fagley Road, Fagley, Bradford, BD2 3JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

51 applications for 30 places · 122nd of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 11 April 2024Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Bradford median (2.3) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 30 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.6; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 2.3; Bradford median median 2.6
2021 1.4; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 2.3; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as St Clare's Catholic Primary School (URN 107325), 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	30	51	1.7	23	0.77
Sep 2025	17	44	2.6	15	0.88
Sep 2024	28	58	2.1	16	0.57
Sep 2023	15	45	3.0	13	0.87
Sep 2022	30	68	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2021 *	29	41	1.4	17	0.59
Sep 2020 *	26	62	2.4	18	0.69
Sep 2019 *	30	70	2.3	20	0.67
Sep 2018 *	26	68	2.6	17	0.65
Sep 2017 *	27	68	2.5	18	0.67
Sep 2016 *	30	83	2.8	23	0.77
Sep 2015 *	30	90	3.0	15	0.50
Sep 2014 *	30	75	2.5	21	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 68% · Maths 79% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%94th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	0%	104	103
2023/24	59%	7%	104	103
2022/23	61%	0%	105	104

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

St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Fagley Primary School
0.1 km · Bradford

Remains Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Bradford

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Killinghall Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wellington Primary School
0.9 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Dixons Marchbank Primary
1.1 km · Bradford

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lapage Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Primary School
1.4 km · Bradford

2026

2.0applications per place 50%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: 148477 · 380/3334
Trust: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: St Clare's Catholic Primary School (URN 107325)
Address: Fagley Road, Fagley, Bradford, BD2 3JD
Local authority: Bradford

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