Primary Place Planning

Primary Place Planning

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.   

 

Primary Schools and Academies:

Proposed change:

All Saints C of E (Bradford)

PAN reduction 90 to 60 from 1 September 2024

Appleton Academy

PAN reduction 60 to 50 from 1 September 2024

Beckfoot Nessfield 

PAN reduction 45 to 30 from 1 September 2024

Green Lane

PAN reduction 90 to 60 from 1 September 2024

Haworth

PAN reduction 45 to 30 from 1 September 2024

Keighley St Andrew’s  C of E 

PAN reduction 60 to 45 from 1 September 2024

Dixons Music

Removal of random allocation as oversubscription criterion and introduction of priority for children eligible for pupil premiums and straight-line distance

Secondary schools and academies:

Proposed change:

The Holy Family Catholic School

PAN reduction 165 to 150 from 1 September 2024

Dixons McMillan

Removal of fair banding and random allocation as oversubscription criterion and introduction of straight-line distance
 

Trust admission policy to replace individual school admission policies, addition of oversubscription criterion relating to children of staff at Baildon Glen, Bowling Park and Cottingley Village (already a criterion at other schools in the trust)

Exceed Trust

 

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

School Admissions for 2023 (Year of entry)

Two reports were taken to the Executive Committee of the Council on 1 February 2022 with the following decisions: 

1. Annual Determination of Admission Arrangements:

  1. That a variation to the Admission Arrangements for 2022/23 be approved in order to comply with the 2021 Admissions Code.

  2. That the Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools be approved.

  3. That the Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes for Annual and In-Year Admissions be approved.

  4. That the proposed changes to admission oversubscription criteria for 'own admission authority schools' listed below be noted.

  5. That the Published Admission Numbers for all schools be noted.   

  6. That updated guidance on deferring entry to school, part time places and delaying entry to school be approved.

  7. That the policy on directing admissions be approved.

Report to the Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday 1 February 2022 - Determination of Admission Arrangements

Decision of the Council's Executive Committee on Tuesday 1 February 2022 - Determination of Admission Arrangements

Proposed changes to 'own admission authority' schools:

Primary Schools and Academies:

Proposed change:

Beckfoot Nessfield                          

PAN reduction from 60 to 45 from 1 September 2023

Holycroft                                             

PAN reduction from 60 to 45 from 1 September 2023

Ryecroft                                               

PAN reduction from 60 to 30 from 1 September 2023

The Academy at St James             

PAN reduction from 45 to 30 from 1 September 2023

Wycliffe CE                                          

PAN reduction from 60 to 45 from 1 September 2023

Westminster CE                                          

PAN reduction from 90 to 60 from 1 September 2023

Secondary schools and academies:

Proposed change:

Beckfoot Thornton                          

Close the 6th form (change age range)

Bronte Girls                                        

Admission Arrangements to include Iqra Primary as a feeder school

Feversham Girls                                

Admission Arrangements to include Iqra Primary as a feeder school

BDAT

Wording and has been changed to bring them in line with BDAT being the admissions authority for the schools and to include the updates from the admissions code 2021

Dixons Allerton Academy

 To include priority for pupils attending Dixons Manningham and Dixons Marchbank Primary Academies. The priority will apply for 120 children in total and the proposal is for up to 24 places at Dixons Allerton Academy

Dixons City Academy

 To include priority for pupils attending Dixons Manningham and Dixons Marchbank Primary Academies. The priority will apply for 120 children in total and the proposal is for up to 24 places at Dixons City Academy

Dixons Cottingley Academy

 To include priority for pupils attending Dixons Manningham and Dixons Marchbank Primary Academies. The priority will apply for 120 children in total and the proposal is for up to 24 places at Dixons Cottingley Academy

Dixons Kings Academy

 To include priority for pupils attending Dixons Manningham and Dixons Marchbank Primary Academies. The priority will apply for 120 children in total and the proposal is for up to 24 places at Dixons Kings Academy

Dixons McMillan Academy

 To include priority for pupils attending Dixons Manningham and Dixons Marchbank Primary Academies. The priority will apply for 120 children in total and the proposal is for up to 24 places at Dixons McMillan Academy

 

2. Proposed Reduction of Published Admission Number at Peel Park Primary School and Proposed Reduction of Published Admission Number and alteration to the Priority Admission Area at Long Lee Primary School:

  • That the proposal to reduce the Published Admission Number (PAN) at Peel Park Primary School from 90 to 60 from 1 September 2023 be approved.
  • That the proposal to reduce the Published Admission Number (PAN) at Long Lee Primary School from 60 to 45 and the alteration of the admissions priority area from 1 September 2023 be approved.

Report to the Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday 1 February 2022 - Reduce PAN at 2 Primary Schools

Decision of the Council's Executive Committee on Tuesday 1 February 2022 - Reduce PAN at 2 Primary Schools

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

Bingley 1 Planning Area

Bingley 2 Planning Area

Keighley 1 Planning Area

Keighley 2 Planning Area

North East 1 Planning Area

North East 2 Planning Area

North East 3 Planning Area

North West 1 Planning Area

North West 2 Planning Area

North West 3 Planning Area

North West 4 Planning Area

North West 5 Planning Area

Queensbury 1 Planning Area

Shipley 1 Planning Area

Shipley 2 Planning Area

Shipley 3 Planning Area

South Craven Planning Area

South East 1 Planning Area

South West 1 Planning Area

South West 2 Planning Area

South West 3 Planning Area

South West 4 Planning Area

South West 5 Planning Area

 West 1 Planning Area

Wharfe Valley Planning Area 

 

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

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