Primary Place Planning

School Admissions 2025 (Determination Year)

A report was taken to the Executive Committee of the Council on 6 February 2024 with the following decision: 

Proposed changes to published admission numbers at two maintained primary schools:

That the proposal to reduce the Published Admission Number (PAN) at Hoyle Court Primary School from 45 to 30 from 1 September 2025 be approved.

That the proposal to reduce the Published Admission Number (PAN) at Ingrow Primary School from 60 to 45 from 1 September 2025 be approved.

The report to the Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday 6 February 2024 can be seen here:

Bradford Council - Report - Reduce PAN at 2 Primary Schools

Decisions of the Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday 6 February 2024 can be seen here:

Bradford Council - Decision - Reduce PAN at 2 Primary Schools

Published 16/02/2024

A report was taken to the Executive Committee of the Council on 5 March 2024 with the following decision: 

Annual Determination of Admission Arrangements:

1. That the Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools for 2025/26 be approved.
2. That the Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes for Primary, Secondary and In-Year Admissions for 2025/26 be approved.
3. That the proposed changes to admission oversubscription criteria for 'own admission authority schools' for 2025/26 be noted.
4. That the Published Admission Numbers for all schools for 2025/26 be noted.

The report to the Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday 6 February 2024 can be seen here:

Bradford Council - Report - Determination of Admission Arrangements

Decisions of the Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday 5 March 2024 can be seen here:

Bradford Council - Decision - Determination of Primary and Secondary Admission Arrangements

Published 15/04/2024

School Admissions 2024 (Offer Year)

Two reports were taken to the Executive Committee of the Council on 31 January 2023 with the following decisions: 

1. Annual Determination of Admission Arrangements:

1. That the Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools for 2024/25 be approved.
2. That the Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes for Primary, Secondary and In-Year Admissions for 2024/25 be approved.
3. That the proposed changes to admission oversubscription criteria for 'own admission authority schools' for 2024/25 be noted.
4. That the Published Admission Numbers for all schools for 2024/25 be noted.   

2. Proposed changes to published admission numbers at two maintained primary schools:

That the proposal to reduce the Published Admission Number (PAN) at Eldwick Primary School from 75 to 60 from 1 September 2024 be approved.

That the proposal to reduce the Published Admission Number (PAN) at Steeton Primary School from 45 to 30 from 1 September 2024 be approved.

The reports to the Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday 31 January 2023 can be seen here:

Bradford Council - Report - Determination of Admission Arrangements

Bradford Council - Report - Reduce PAN at 2 Primary Schools

Decisions of the Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday 31 January 2023 can be seen here:

Bradford Council - Decision - Determination of Admission Arrangements & Reduce PAN at 2 Primary Schools

Published 08/02/2023

Details of the admission policies and coordinated admission arrangements can be found by clicking on 'Admissions' on the left hand side of this page, followed by clicking on 'About Admissions'.

Bradford Council has a statutory duty to ensure there are sufficient school places in the District to meet present and future demand .The demand for school places changes over time and predicting demand is a complex task involving a range of factors such as birth rates, housing growth and inward and outward migration.

For forecasting purposes all primary schools are organised into planning areas, these are also a requirement for reporting purposes to the Department of Education. Bradford District Primary schools are grouped into 26 planning areas, based on where children live and which schools they are likely to attend. Note however that this does not restrict parents making preferences for any school across the District or elsewhere.

Additional information on the Schools in the 26 Planning areas are shown below:

For information on individual school forecasts, please email sufficiency@bradford.gov.uk to make the request.

Click on the highlighted areas in blue to open links

Bingley/Keighley Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Crossflatts Primary School; East Morton CofE Primary School; Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Bingley/Keighley Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Bingley 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery; Cottingley Village Primary School; Eldwick Primary School; Myrtle Park Primary; St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Bingley); Trinity All Saints CofE Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Bingley 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Bingley 2 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Cullingworth Primary School; Denholme Primary School; Harden Primary School; Wilsden Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Bingley 2 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Keighley 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Eastwood Community School; Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery; Laycock Primary School; Long Lee Primary School; Merlin Top Primary Academy; Our Lady of Victories Catholic School; Parkwood Primary School; St Anne's Catholic Primary School; Victoria Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Keighley 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Keighley 2 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Beckfoot Nessfield; Haworth Primary School; Holycroft Primary School; Ingrow Primary School; Lees Primary School; Oakworth Primary School; Oldfield Primary School; Oxenhope CofE Primary School; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Keighley); Stanbury Village School; Worth Valley Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Keighley 2 Primary Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

North East 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Blakehill Primary School; Cavendish Primary School; Co-op Academy Parkland; Greengates Primary Academy; Holybrook Primary School; Idle CofE Primary School; Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School; Thackley Primary School; Thorpe Primary

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• North East 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

North East 2 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Fagley Primary School; Grove House Primary School; Poplars Farm Primary School; St Clare's Catholic Primary School; St Francis Catholic Primary School; St Luke's CofE Primary School; Swain House Primary School; Wellington Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• North East 2 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

North East 3 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy;  Byron Primary School; Co-op Academy Penny Oaks (formerly St Mary's and St Peter's Catholic Primary); Dixons Marchbank Primary; Feversham Primary Academy; Killinghall Primary School; Lapage Primary School and Nursery; Peel Park Primary School and Nursery; Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy; Westminster Church of England Primary Academy

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• North East 3 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

North West 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Keelham Primary School; Thornton Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• North West 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

North West 2 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery; Dixons Allerton Academy (all through); Ley Top Primary School; Sandy Lane Primary School; St Matthew's Catholic Primary School; The Academy at St James'

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• North West 2 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

North West 3 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Bradford Girls' Grammar School (all through); Crossley Hall Primary School; Girlington Primary School; St Philip's Cof E Primary School; St William's Catholic Primary School; Whetley Academy

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• North West 3 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

North West 4 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Atlas Community Primary School;  Dixons Manningham Academy; Green Lane Primary School; Iqra Academy; Miriam Lord Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• North West 4 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

North West 5 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Beckfoot Heaton Primary; Carlton Mills; Frizinghall Primary School; Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School; Lilycroft Primary School; Margaret McMillan Primary School; St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School; Westbourne Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• North West 5 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Queensbury 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Foxhill Primary School; Russell Hall Primary School; Shibden Head Primary Academy

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Queensbury 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Shipley 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Christ Church Church of England Academy; High Crags Primary Leadership Academy; Low Ash Primary School; St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (Shipley)

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Shipley 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Shipley 2 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Saltaire Primary School; Shipley CofE Primary School; St Walburga's Catholic Primary School; Wycliffe CofE Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Shipley 2 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Shipley 3 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Baildon Church of England Primary School; Baildon Glen Primary School; Hoyle Court Primary School; Sandal Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Shipley 3 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

South Craven Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Eastburn Junior & Infant School; Silsden Primary School; Steeton Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• South Craven Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

South East 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Carrwood Primary School; Fearnville Primary School; Knowleswood Primary School; Lower Fields Primary Academy; Newhall Park Primary School; Ryecroft Primary Academy; St Columba's Catholic Primary School; St John's CofE Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• South East 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

South West 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Appleton Academy (all through); Hill Top CofE Primary School; Low Moor CofE Primary School; Shirley Manor Primary School; Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy; Worthinghead Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• South West 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

South West 2 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Farfield Primary School and Nursery; Reevy Hill Primary School; St Paul's CofE Primary School; St Winefride's Catholic Primary School; Wibsey Primary School; Woodside Academy

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• South West 2 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

South West 3 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Brackenhill Primary School; Hollingwood Primary School; Home Farm Primary School; Southmere Primary Academy; St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School; Stocks Lane Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• South West 3 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

South West 4 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - All Saints' CE Primary School (Bradford); Co-op Academy Princeville; Copthorne Primary School; Dixons Music Primary; Farnham Primary School; Horton Grange Primary School; Horton Park Primary School; Lidget Green Primary School; Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Bradford); St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• South West 4 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

South West 5 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Bankfoot Primary School; Bowling Park Primary School; Bradford Academy (all through); Marshfield Primary; Newby Primary School; St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery; St Stephen's CofE Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028 (replaced with version 2 30/01/2024)

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• South West 5 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

 West 1 Planning Area

• Schools in the planning area - Clayton St John CE Primary School; Clayton Village Primary School; St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (Clayton)

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• West 1 Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Wharfe Valley Planning Area 

• Schools in the planning area - Addingham Primary School; All Saints' CofE Primary School (Ilkley); Ashlands Primary School; Ben Rhydding Primary School; Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School, Burley Oaks Primary School; Menston Primary School; The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

• Area Forecast 2023-2028

• Heat map showing children in reception to year 6 attending these schools in January 2023

• Granted housing development proposals 2023

• Wharfe Valley Primary School Planning Area Summary from the School Organisation Plan 2023

Summary of all Primary Planning Area Actual numbers on roll and Forecast 2017-2028

Summary of all Primary Planning Areas across the District from the School Organsation Plan 2022

Table showing the known data from Private and Independent schools, last updated September 2023

Map showing all granted housing development proposals across the District as at July 2023

Additional Information

• Schools Admissions Code 2021. Includes Determining Admission arrangements, Applications and Offers, Ensuring Fairness and Resolving Issues.

• The School Admissions (Infant Class Sizes) (England) Regulations 2012: Excepted pupils.