Academy converter · Bradford

Knowleswood Primary School

3–11Ages
363Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149586URN

Knowles Lane, Bradford, BD4 9AE · 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

1.9per place

0.4 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

53 applications for 28 places · 110th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

20%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 23 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

53 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 1.9; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 2.0; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Bradford median median 2.5; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Knowleswood Primary School (URN 132183), Holme Middle School (URN 107392), 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	28	53	1.9	25	0.89
Sep 2025	37	72	2.0	36	0.97
Sep 2024	37	71	1.9	36	0.97
Sep 2023 *	59	97	1.6	58	0.98
Sep 2022 *	51	73	1.4	50	0.98
Sep 2021 *	39	66	1.7	39	1.00
Sep 2020 *	39	68	1.7	35	0.90
Sep 2019 *	45	81	1.8	42	0.93
Sep 2018 *	43	83	1.9	42	0.98
Sep 2017 *	54	93	1.7	51	0.94
Sep 2016 *	60	134	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2015 *	60	130	2.2	52	0.87
Sep 2014 *	57	115	2.0	44	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 31% · Writing 49% · Maths 35% → all three 20% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard20%155th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard31%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard49%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard35%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	20%	0%	97	98
2023/24	41%	2%	99	101
2022/23	18%	2%	98	95

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

Knowleswood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Bradford

Good2024

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ryecroft Primary Academy
0.8 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lower Fields Primary Academy
0.9 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Carrwood Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

2026

1.8applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Meadow Bank Community School
1.4 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Newhall Park Primary School
1.5 km · Bradford

2026

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Beckfield
1.8 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 71%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: 149586 · 380/2198
Trust: Exceed Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 363 on roll
Free school meals: 69.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2023
Replaced: Knowleswood Primary School (URN 132183); Holme Middle School (URN 107392)
Address: Knowles Lane, Bradford, BD4 9AE
Local authority: Bradford

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