Ley Top Primary School
Avenel Road, Bradford, BD15 7PQ
338 pupils · 80% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Free school meals
- 47.8%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 14 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 40% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 23 | 48 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 16 | 50 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 85 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 36 | 102 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 47 | 102 | 49 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 42 | 36 | 97 | 40 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 51 | 41 | 117 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 38 | 84 | 43 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery 0.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Academy At St. James 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Crossley Hall Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sandy Lane Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lady Royd Primary School 1.8 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.