Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 23 in 2021 to 16 in 2026, while places went from 23 to 16.
Across Bradford, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Bradford lodged 252 appeals against primary school offers; 166 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (21.1% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 76 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 14 | 73 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 76 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 25 | 85 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 85 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 92 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28 | 25 | 112 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 21 | 18 | 129 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | 131 | 1.0 | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.