Bradford school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

Bradford admissions page GOV.UK: School admissions

Council link checked 6 Nov 2026.

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council's published appeal deadline is 14 Apr 2027 (source). Academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own.

Counting school days from Bradford's term dates, 20 school days after offer day is 13 Apr 2027 (secondary) and 17 May 2027 (primary) — the earliest any deadline can be.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (35)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Appleton Academy	163	358	164	148	2.2 per offer
Beckfoot Oakbank	212	296	160	160	1.4 per offer
Beckfoot School	271	1206	403	254	4.5 per offer
Beckfoot Thornton	239	509	163	163	2.1 per offer
Beckfoot Upper Heaton	134	259	85	85	1.9 per offer
Belle Vue Girls' Academy	126	262	89	89	2.1 per offer
Bingley Grammar School	282	1129	266	212	4.0 per offer
Bradford Academy	207	389	161	156	1.9 per offer
Bradford Forster Academy	181	258	113	113	1.4 per offer
Bradford Girls' Grammar School	139	337	91	91	2.4 per offer
Bronte Girls' Academy	149	376	96	86	2.5 per offer
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy	243	305	173	173	1.3 per offer
Carlton Bolling	288	712	365	274	2.5 per offer
Carlton Keighley	171	406	230	161	2.4 per offer
Co-op Academy Grange	277	277	102	102	1.0 per offer
Dixons Allerton Academy	239	607	173	172	2.5 per offer
Dixons City Academy	171	1317	369	137	7.7 per offer
Dixons Cottingley Academy	172	391	90	90	2.3 per offer
Dixons Kings Academy	151	1181	344	113	7.8 per offer
Dixons McMillan Academy	130	957	164	100	7.4 per offer
Dixons Trinity Academy	126	1194	176	102	9.5 per offer
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford	112	541	216	97	4.8 per offer
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy	123	467	191	113	3.8 per offer
Hanson Academy	288	586	245	245	2.0 per offer
Ilkley Grammar School	290	839	343	274	2.9 per offer
Immanuel College	280	559	256	256	2.0 per offer
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy	176	365	151	146	2.1 per offer
Oasis Academy Lister Park	102	218	59	59	2.1 per offer
Parkside School	199	406	132	132	2.0 per offer
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy	283	665	297	247	2.3 per offer
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy	134	237	83	83	1.8 per offer
Titus Salt School	236	756	218	195	3.2 per offer
Tong Leadership Academy	156	310	125	125	2.0 per offer
Trinity Academy Bradford	201	531	251	186	2.6 per offer
Valley Academy	71	184	45	45	2.6 per offer

Primary schools (160)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Addingham Primary School	29	79	33	27	2.7 per offer
All Saints CofE Primary School	52	141	46	46	2.7 per offer
All Saints' CofE Primary School	30	92	43	30	3.1 per offer
Appleton Academy	24	50	19	19	2.1 per offer
Ashlands Primary School	40	98	25	25	2.5 per offer
Atlas Community Primary School	18	76	18	18	4.2 per offer
Baildon Church of England Primary School	60	131	60	59	2.2 per offer
Baildon Glen Primary School	11	39	11	11	3.5 per offer
Bankfoot Primary School	29	99	29	27	3.4 per offer
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy	58	169	83	58	2.9 per offer
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery	55	111	52	52	2.0 per offer
Beckfoot Heaton Primary	86	140	86	86	1.6 per offer
Beckfoot Nessfield	30	57	30	27	1.9 per offer
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery	16	76	16	16	4.8 per offer
Ben Rhydding Primary School	30	113	36	29	3.8 per offer
Blakehill Primary School	59	277	60	44	4.7 per offer
Bowling Park Primary School	40	70	39	39	1.8 per offer
Brackenhill Primary School	59	112	56	56	1.9 per offer
Bradford Academy	38	74	34	34	1.9 per offer
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School	30	131	27	26	4.4 per offer
Burley Oaks Primary School	60	148	71	60	2.5 per offer
Byron Primary School	75	167	63	63	2.2 per offer
Carlton Mills	16	50	16	16	3.1 per offer
Carrwood Primary School	28	51	37	28	1.8 per offer
Cavendish Primary School	58	114	45	45	2.0 per offer
Christ Church Church of England Academy	9	26	7	7	2.9 per offer
Clayton St John CofE Primary School	44	82	44	44	1.9 per offer
Clayton Village Academy	27	70	23	23	2.6 per offer
Co-op Academy Parkland	18	29	16	16	1.6 per offer
Co-op Academy Penny Oaks	20	41	16	16	2.1 per offer
Co-op Academy Princeville	36	58	36	36	1.6 per offer
Copthorne Primary School	60	202	84	59	3.4 per offer
Cottingley Village Primary School	59	148	60	59	2.5 per offer
Crossflatts Primary School	60	160	65	57	2.7 per offer
Crossley Hall Academy	50	123	48	46	2.5 per offer
Cullingworth Village Primary School	45	115	50	42	2.6 per offer
Denholme Primary School	19	26	12	12	1.4 per offer
Dixons Allerton Academy	59	131	69	59	2.2 per offer
Dixons Manningham Academy	39	94	36	36	2.4 per offer
Dixons Marchbank Primary	57	169	77	57	3.0 per offer
Dixons Music Primary	56	174	73	52	3.1 per offer
East Morton CofE Primary School	30	86	28	26	2.9 per offer
Eastburn Primary School	18	51	18	18	2.8 per offer
Eastwood Community School	56	76	56	56	1.4 per offer
Eldwick Primary School	56	147	50	50	2.6 per offer
Fagley Primary School	26	106	37	26	4.1 per offer
Farfield Primary and Nursery School	33	54	27	27	1.6 per offer
Farnham Academy	45	127	40	40	2.8 per offer
Foxhill Primary School	27	120	40	27	4.4 per offer
Frizinghall Primary School	41	62	40	40	1.5 per offer
Girlington Primary School	56	110	56	56	2.0 per offer
Green Lane Primary School	55	121	54	52	2.2 per offer
Greengates Primary Academy	30	83	23	23	2.8 per offer
Grove House Academy	43	93	34	34	2.2 per offer
Harden Primary School	30	128	50	30	4.3 per offer
Haworth Primary School	17	101	14	14	5.9 per offer
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School	47	90	46	46	1.9 per offer
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy	32	52	28	28	1.6 per offer
Hill Top CofE Primary School	20	76	15	15	3.8 per offer
Hollingwood Academy	60	138	72	58	2.3 per offer
Holybrook Primary School	29	97	47	28	3.3 per offer
Holycroft Primary School	44	67	44	44	1.5 per offer
Home Farm Primary School	58	109	49	49	1.9 per offer
Horton Grange Primary School	60	145	56	56	2.4 per offer
Horton Park Primary School	56	107	49	45	1.9 per offer
Hoyle Court Primary School	26	84	24	24	3.2 per offer
Idle CofE Primary School	46	164	37	37	3.6 per offer
Ingrow Primary School	36	73	33	33	2.0 per offer
Iqra Primary Academy	78	166	78	78	2.1 per offer
Keelham Primary School	15	86	20	13	5.7 per offer
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery	20	47	19	19	2.4 per offer
Killinghall Primary School	83	159	67	67	1.9 per offer
Knowleswood Primary School	28	53	25	25	1.9 per offer
Lady Royd Primary School	34	84	29	29	2.5 per offer
Lapage Primary School and Nursery	54	146	49	49	2.7 per offer
Laycock Academy	10	29	6	6	2.9 per offer
Lees Primary School	30	108	33	29	3.6 per offer
Ley Top Primary School	23	48	23	23	2.1 per offer
Lidget Green Academy	43	76	41	41	1.8 per offer
Lift Feversham	60	112	56	52	1.9 per offer
Lilycroft Primary School	50	127	50	50	2.5 per offer
Long Lee Primary School	36	54	32	32	1.5 per offer
Low Ash Primary School	59	187	80	57	3.2 per offer
Low Moor CofE Primary School	59	130	54	54	2.2 per offer
Lower Fields Primary Academy	43	71	42	42	1.7 per offer
Margaret McMillan Primary School	50	134	49	49	2.7 per offer
Marshfield Primary	60	144	62	56	2.4 per offer
Meadow Bank Community School	24	35	21	21	1.5 per offer
Menston Primary School	52	116	47	47	2.2 per offer
Merlin Top Primary Academy	45	73	43	42	1.6 per offer
Miriam Lord Primary School	34	117	32	32	3.4 per offer
Myrtle Park Primary	19	81	19	19	4.3 per offer
Newby Primary School	50	114	49	49	2.3 per offer
Newhall Park Primary School	40	59	30	30	1.5 per offer
Oakworth Primary School	60	126	66	59	2.1 per offer
Oldfield Primary School	6	35	6	6	5.8 per offer
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	26	31	17	17	1.2 per offer
Our Lady of Victories Catholic School	29	66	33	29	2.3 per offer
Oxenhope CofE Primary School	29	82	30	27	2.8 per offer
Parkwood Primary School	21	40	20	20	1.9 per offer
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery	48	107	39	39	2.2 per offer
Poplars Farm Primary School	58	112	58	55	1.9 per offer
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy	37	78	28	28	2.1 per offer
Reevy Hill Primary School	25	55	22	22	2.2 per offer
Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School	54	84	50	50	1.6 per offer
Russell Hall Primary School	30	79	27	27	2.6 per offer
Ryecroft Primary Academy	18	34	16	16	1.9 per offer
Saltaire Primary School	60	158	65	60	2.6 per offer
Sandal Primary School	53	128	52	52	2.4 per offer
Sandy Lane Primary School	38	102	34	34	2.7 per offer
Shibden Head Primary Academy	60	113	52	52	1.9 per offer
Shipley CofE Primary School	29	83	26	26	2.9 per offer
Shirley Manor Primary School	22	29	22	22	1.3 per offer
Silsden Primary School	84	104	80	80	1.2 per offer
Southmere Primary Academy	27	64	26	26	2.4 per offer
St Anne's Catholic Primary School	27	74	35	27	2.7 per offer
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	30	66	30	28	2.2 per offer
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	14	24	13	13	1.7 per offer
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	49	88	46	46	1.8 per offer
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	24	61	24	24	2.5 per offer
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	30	99	35	29	3.3 per offer
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School	30	66	34	28	2.2 per offer
St John's CofE Primary School	59	117	81	59	2.0 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	40	85	38	38	2.1 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	22	68	22	22	3.1 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	41	59	41	41	1.4 per offer
St Luke's CofE Primary School	30	93	26	17	3.1 per offer
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	17	23	17	17	1.4 per offer
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery	24	47	22	22	2.0 per offer
St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy	32	68	30	30	2.1 per offer
St Paul's CofE Primary School	28	115	28	26	4.1 per offer
St Philip's CofE Primary School	19	58	19	19	3.1 per offer
St Stephen's CofE Primary School	58	104	57	57	1.8 per offer
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	24	79	24	24	3.3 per offer
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	3	13	3	3	4.3 per offer
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	48	94	43	43	2.0 per offer
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	30	51	23	23	1.7 per offer
Stanbury Village School	11	36	9	9	3.3 per offer
Steeton Primary School	29	85	34	28	2.9 per offer
Stocks Lane Primary School	30	87	34	30	2.9 per offer
Swain House Primary School	59	150	60	52	2.5 per offer
Thackley Primary School	60	239	86	60	4.0 per offer
The Academy At St. James	27	38	24	24	1.4 per offer
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	13	47	10	10	3.6 per offer
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy	60	92	58	58	1.5 per offer
Thornton Primary School	57	81	51	51	1.4 per offer
Thorpe Primary	22	74	19	19	3.4 per offer
Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School	8	44	8	8	5.5 per offer
Victoria Primary School	44	68	40	40	1.5 per offer
Wellington Primary School	59	132	67	58	2.2 per offer
Westbourne Primary School	33	89	33	33	2.7 per offer
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy	51	66	48	48	1.3 per offer
Whetley Academy	29	67	29	29	2.3 per offer
Wibsey Primary School	78	159	74	74	2.0 per offer
Wilsden Primary School	30	95	23	20	3.2 per offer
Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy	15	50	21	15	3.3 per offer
Woodside Academy	30	65	41	30	2.2 per offer
Worth Valley Primary School	20	35	20	20	1.8 per offer
Worthinghead Primary School	29	60	32	28	2.1 per offer
Wycliffe CofE Primary School	27	120	22	22	4.4 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Bradford secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.