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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bradford Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6HW · stac.bcwcat.co.uk · 01274 414761
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.37 mi
- 3.81 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 218
- 8 over 210 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 20.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.37 mi (3.81 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.37 mi3.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107324)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107324), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107324)
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107324)
Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107324)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 30
- 13% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied