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Co-op Academy Penny Oaks

3–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149643URN

Upper Nidd Street, Leeds Road, Bradford, BD3 9ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

41 applications for 20 places · 94th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 13 December 2022Ofsted'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

Inspection history

13 December 2022
Graded inspection: Good · as St. Mary's & St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, URN 107329
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as St. Mary's & St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, URN 107329

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bradford median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

41 applications · 20 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 2.1; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Bradford median median 2.5; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 2.5; 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 St. Mary's & St. Peter's Catholic Primary School (URN 107329), 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	20	41	2.1	16	0.80
Sep 2025	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2024	22	43	2.0	18	0.82
Sep 2023 *	29	53	1.8	26	0.90
Sep 2022 *	31	47	1.5	26	0.84
Sep 2021 *	16	28	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2020 *	29	49	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2019 *	30	62	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2018 *	30	54	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2017 *	22	39	1.8	22	1.00
Sep 2016 *	28	59	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	74	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2014 *	29	65	2.2	26	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 66% · Maths 69% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%101st of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	55%	0%	103	105
2023/24	60%	4%	102	101
2022/23	48%	3%	102	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

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Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Lift Feversham
0.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Byron Primary School
0.7 km · Bradford

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Lapage Primary School and Nursery
0.7 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy
0.8 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Dixons Marchbank Primary
0.8 km · Bradford

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Meadow Bank Community School
1.0 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Killinghall Primary School
1.1 km · Bradford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy
1.3 km · Bradford

Good2022

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149643 · 380/3347
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 38.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2023
Replaced: St. Mary's & St. Peter's Catholic Primary School (URN 107329)
Address: Upper Nidd Street, Leeds Road, Bradford, BD3 9ND
Local authority: Bradford

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