St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Bradford
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bradford, part of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 88th-highest of the 110 schools in Bradford with published results, and 12,330th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bradford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 73% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy are St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 79% maths); Wibsey Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths); Hill Top CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 75% maths); and Woodside Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 60% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy.
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolWibsey Primary SchoolHill Top CofE Primary SchoolWoodside Academy
The trust
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is one of 19 schools run by Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 19 schools in Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
What parents say
80 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Low Moor Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Paul's Avenue (opposite), 120 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy are Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy (0.8 miles), Co-op Academy Grange (0.9 miles) and Appleton Academy (1.4 miles).
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College AcademyCo-op Academy GrangeAppleton Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Winefride's is a caring, values-led school where pupils behave well and enjoy strong relationships with staff. The school excels at developing pupils' character through community service, visits to different places of worship, and various leadership roles. Reading is a particular strength, with good support for pupils who need help becoming fluent readers.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with good phonics training and extra support for struggling readers
- Well-established routines in early years with strong teaching of mathematics outdoors
- Pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and positive relationships with staff
- Wide range of leadership roles and community service opportunities that build pupils' confidence
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with comprehensive staff training
Areas for Improvement
- Writing curriculum needs improvement, particularly handwriting skills like pencil grip and letter formation, which are not taught consistently enough
- Some pupils, including those with SEND, have poor attendance levels that need addressing
- Safeguarding records do not always fully document the actions taken to keep pupils safe
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff receiving comprehensive training and the school working with outside agencies, though records sometimes lack full documentation of actions taken.
Extracurricular Activities
Year 5 happiness hero roles, play leader positions, fundamental British values ambassador roles, visits to local mosque and gurdwara, charity fundraising, food bank support, soup kitchen contributions, community food parcel delivery, interaction with local care home residents
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School has maintained good standards from its previous inspection. The school has high expectations for achievement and behaviour, with pupils developing strong character through community service and leadership opportunities.
At a Glance
21.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
80 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.5
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is in Bradford; for families living there:
- Bradford's school travel policy: Home to school travel and transport policy for children of compulsory school age
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 24 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
363 pupils
420 places
57 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bradford
Across Bradford council
Places available
7,475
Applications
6,301
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Bradford council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
43
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
15.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
388
Total Pupils
187
Boys
201
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,278
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,286
Per pupil
£2205k
Total funding
£120k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
12.9%
Persistent absence
325
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
What are SATs results like at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Of the pupils at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 61% did so in maths.
What is St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Bradford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Classes at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy average 25.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has around 388 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
5.4% of sessions were missed at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 24 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is at St Paul's Avenue, Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 1SR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)