Holycroft Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 23 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bradford
Unique reference
143982
Address
Victoria Road, BD21 1JF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
359 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
57.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.7%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 44%
Bangladeshi 22.6%
White British 13.4%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 4.2%
African 2.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.7%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holycroft Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
32
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
32
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
21
15
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
1
7
Reception, Full-time
46
24
22
Year 1
44
22
22
Year 2
41
20
21
Year 3
38
24
14
Year 4
45
25
20
Year 5
54
23
31
Year 6
56
27
29
Year 2024-2025

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