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Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Bradford · BD10 0QA

Ages 4–11 · 180 pupils · Bradford

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-09-27

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.4%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
174

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
31
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

180 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
180
Boys / girls
94 / 86
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
180 / 210 (86%)
Free school meals
41.7%
FSM pupils
75
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Delany

Location

Address
Bank, Idle
Postcode
BD10 0QA
Town
Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Bradford
District
Bradford
Constituency
Bradford East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bradford, Bradford, 180 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 41.7%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (rc).

Open schools in Bradford
163
Primary schools in Bradford
108
Academies among open schools in Bradford
59% (96)
Open schools in BD10
10
Primary in BD10
8
Open schools in Bradford LA
231
Primary in Bradford LA
157

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Delany
Telephone
01274611992
Website
www.ourladyandstbrendans.co.uk/

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