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St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Scotchman Road, Heaton, Bradford BD9 5AT · scfm.bcwcat.co.uk · 01274 543445
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 226
- 16 over 210 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- First language not English
- 58.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107335)
Ofsted
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107335), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107335)
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107335)
Sept 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107335)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 48
- 20% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied