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Best primary schools in Bradford

156 of 161 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Bradford schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

126 of 161 rated Good or Outstanding
22 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 62.0% (best 92.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Bradford	92.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Baildon Church of England Primary School Shipley	90.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Lift Feversham Bradford	90.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Harden Primary School Bingley	89.0%	Good improving	oversubscribed 1.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Shipley	88.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Bankfoot Primary School Bradford	83.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	East Morton CofE Primary School Keighley	83.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	All Saints' CofE Primary School Ilkley	82.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	Merlin Top Primary Academy Keighley	82.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Beckfoot Heaton Primary Bradford	81.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Keelham Primary School Bradford	81.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	Burley Oaks Primary School Ilkley	80.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.18 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Hollingwood Primary School Bradford	80.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	Marshfield Primary Bradford	80.0%	Not judged	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Shipley	80.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Thackley Primary School Bradford	80.0%	Good improving	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	Brackenhill Primary School Bradford	79.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School Ilkley	79.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Farfield Primary and Nursery School Bradford	79.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	Lees Primary School Keighley	79.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy Bradford	79.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	Dixons Marchbank Primary Bradford	77.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.35 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Eastburn Primary School Keighley	77.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Foxhill Primary School Bradford	77.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.48 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Newhall Park Primary School Bradford hidden gem	77.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	Crossflatts Primary School Bingley	76.0%	Good	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Lower Fields Primary Academy Bradford	76.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Sandy Lane Primary School Bradford	76.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	St John's CofE Primary School Bradford	76.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	Blakehill Primary School Bradford	75.0%	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	Byron Primary School Bradford	75.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Copthorne Primary School Bradford	75.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Lady Royd Primary School Bradford	75.0%	—	about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bingley	75.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Eldwick Primary School Bingley	73.0%	Good declining	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Hoyle Court Primary School Shipley	73.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Steeton Primary School Keighley	73.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Silsden Primary School Keighley	72.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	Bowling Park Primary School Bradford	71.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	Greengates Primary Academy Bradford hidden gem	71.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford	71.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Keighley	71.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	Thorpe Primary Bradford	71.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	All Saints CofE Primary School Bradford	70.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Haworth Primary School Keighley	70.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	Lilycroft Primary School Bradford	70.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Low Ash Primary School Shipley	70.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.36 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	Menston Primary School Ilkley	70.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	St Anne's Catholic Primary School Keighley	70.0%	Good improving	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	St Philip's CofE Primary School Bradford	70.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	Ben Rhydding Primary School Ilkley	69.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Farnham Primary School Bradford	69.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	St Luke's CofE Primary School Bradford	69.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery Bingley	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	Saltaire Primary School Shipley	68.0%	Good	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Grove House Primary School Bradford	67.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Killinghall Primary School Bradford	67.0%	Good declining	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	Oxenhope CofE Primary School Keighley	67.0%	Not judged	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Stanbury Village School Keighley	67.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Worth Valley Primary School Keighley	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Ashlands Primary School Ilkley	66.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	Newby Primary School Bradford	66.0%	Good declining	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Bradford hidden gem	66.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	Sandal Primary School Shipley	66.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	Co-op Academy Parkland Bradford	65.0%	Not judged	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
67	Miriam Lord Primary School Bradford	65.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
68	St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bradford	65.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	Dixons Manningham Academy Bradford	64.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
70	Frizinghall Primary School Bradford	64.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
71	Holybrook Primary School Bradford	64.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	Laycock Primary School Keighley hidden gem	64.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
73	Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School Keighley	64.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Dixons Music Primary Bradford	63.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
75	Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School Bradford	63.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
76	Victoria Primary School Keighley	63.0%	Good improving	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
77	Wilsden Primary School Bradford hidden gem	63.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	Atlas Community Primary School Bradford	62.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
79	Cottingley Village Primary School Bingley	62.0%	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
80	Our Lady of Victories Catholic School Keighley	62.0%	Good improving	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	Low Moor CofE Primary School Bradford	61.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School Bingley	61.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
83	Wellington Primary School Bradford	61.0%	Good	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
84	Idle CofE Primary School Bradford	60.0%	Not judged improving	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
85	St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
86	St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford	60.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
87	Wibsey Primary School Bradford	60.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
88	Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy Bradford	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
89	Addingham Primary School Ilkley	58.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
90	Holycroft Primary School Keighley	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
91	St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bradford	58.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
92	Swain House Primary School Bradford	58.0%	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
93	The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ilkley hidden gem	58.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
94	Woodside Academy Bradford	58.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
95	Home Farm Primary School Bradford	57.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
96	Ingrow Primary School Keighley	57.0%	Good improving	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
97	Myrtle Park Primary Bingley	57.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
98	Russell Hall Primary School Bradford	57.0%	Not judged	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
99	St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford hidden gem	57.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
100	Stocks Lane Primary School Bradford	57.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
101	Clayton Village Primary School Bradford	56.0%	Not judged	about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
102	Co-op Academy Penny Oaks Bradford	55.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
103	Cullingworth Village Primary School Bradford	55.0%	Good	about even 1.11 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
104	Margaret McMillan Primary School Bradford	55.0%	Not judged	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
105	Westbourne Primary School Bradford	55.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
106	Horton Park Primary School Bradford	54.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
107	Poplars Farm Primary School Bradford	54.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
108	St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Bradford	54.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
109	St Paul's CofE Primary School Bradford	54.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
110	Westminster Church of England Primary Academy Bradford	54.0%	Good improving	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
111	Lapage Primary School and Nursery Bradford	53.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
112	Denholme Primary School Bradford hidden gem	52.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.63 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
113	Southmere Primary Academy Bradford	52.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
114	St Stephen's CofE Primary School Bradford	52.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
115	Beckfoot Nessfield Keighley	51.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
116	High Crags Primary Leadership Academy Shipley	51.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
117	Shibden Head Primary Academy Bradford	51.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
118	St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford	51.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
119	Cavendish Primary School Bradford hidden gem	50.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
120	Horton Grange Primary School Bradford	50.0%	Not judged	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
121	Peel Park Primary School and Nursery Bradford	50.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
122	Reevy Hill Primary School Bradford	50.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
123	Ryecroft Primary Academy Bradford	50.0%	Good declining	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
124	Whetley Academy Bradford	50.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
125	The Academy At St. James Bradford	49.0%	Good improving	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
126	Wycliffe CofE Primary School Shipley	49.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
127	Green Lane Primary School Bradford	48.0%	Not judged	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
128	Girlington Primary School Bradford	47.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
129	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford	47.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
130	Christ Church Church of England Academy Shipley	46.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
131	Hill Top CofE Primary School Bradford hidden gem	46.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
132	Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bradford	46.0%	Requires improvement	undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
133	Carlton Mills Bradford	45.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
134	Thornton Primary School Bradford	45.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
135	Worthinghead Primary School Bradford	45.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
136	Parkwood Primary School Keighley	44.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
137	St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Bradford	44.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
138	Clayton St John CofE Primary School Bradford	43.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
139	Shipley CofE Primary School Shipley	43.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
140	Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Bradford	42.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
141	Iqra Primary Academy Bradford	42.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
142	Co-op Academy Princeville Bradford	41.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
143	Eastwood Community School Keighley	41.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
144	Lidget Green Primary School Bradford	41.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
145	Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Keighley	40.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
146	Ley Top Primary School Bradford	40.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
147	Long Lee Primary School Keighley	39.0%	Good declining	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
148	Meadow Bank Community School Bradford	37.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
149	Oakworth Primary School Keighley	35.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
150	Crossley Hall Primary School Bradford	33.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
151	Oldfield Primary School Keighley	33.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
152	Shirley Manor Primary School Bradford	33.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
153	Carrwood Primary School Bradford	30.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.32 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
154	Baildon Glen Primary School Shipley	29.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
155	Fagley Primary School Bradford	27.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.42 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
156	Knowleswood Primary School Bradford	20.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Bradford

5 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Bradford, not a fairer one.

Crystal Gardens Primary School Ofsted: Good
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School
Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Ofsted: Good
Moorfield School & Nursery
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: Requires improvement

Applying in Bradford

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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