Academy converter · Bradford

Cavendish Primary School

3–11Ages
456Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149583URN

Hall Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 2DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

114 applications for 58 places · 99th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 7 July 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected 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

7 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
8 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Cavendish Primary School, URN 107243

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bradford median (2.3) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

114 applications · 58 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 2.0; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Bradford median median 2.5; as the previous school
2022 2.0; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Cavendish Primary School (URN 107243), 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	58	114	2.0	45	0.78
Sep 2025	40	85	2.1	36	0.90
Sep 2024	53	105	2.0	46	0.87
Sep 2023 *	55	121	2.2	39	0.71
Sep 2022 *	58	117	2.0	59	1.02
Sep 2021 *	59	111	1.9	44	0.75
Sep 2020 *	58	124	2.1	52	0.90
Sep 2019 *	60	103	1.7	39	0.65
Sep 2018 *	59	112	1.9	53	0.90
Sep 2017 *	60	127	2.1	50	0.83
Sep 2016 *	58	102	1.8	44	0.76
Sep 2015 *	59	121	2.1	42	0.71
Sep 2014 *	60	130	2.2	60	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 64% · Maths 55% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%118th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	50%	3%	102	101
2023/24	66%	3%	105	103
2022/23	68%	3%	106	105

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

Cavendish Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Bradford

2026

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Bradford

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Holybrook Primary School
0.6 km · Bradford

Outstanding2022

3.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Parkland
1.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wellington Primary School
1.2 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Fagley Primary School
1.3 km · Bradford

Remains Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Blakehill Primary School
1.3 km · Bradford

Good2022

4.7applications per place 75%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: 149583 · 380/2094
Trust: Exceed Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals: 51.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2023
Replaced: Cavendish Primary School (URN 107243)
Address: Hall Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 2DU
Local authority: Bradford

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