What did Ofsted judge Shirley Manor Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Shirley Manor Primary School's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Shirley Manor Primary School?

Shirley Manor Primary School has 168 pupils on roll.

What ages does Shirley Manor Primary School take?

Shirley Manor Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Shirley Manor Primary School located?

Shirley Manor Primary School is located in Bradford, BD12 8SA, Bradford.

How do I apply to Shirley Manor Primary School?

Shirley Manor Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Shirley Manor Primary School?

When Shirley Manor Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see Note 1); 2. Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support for the child; 3. Siblings — Sisters and brothers of children living at the same address, who are at present on roll at the school, and will still be attending the school at the time of admission (see Note 2), and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: When demand exceeds places in any of the following policies, the distance between the child's home and school, measured by a straight line distance from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.

What is the largest ethnic background at Shirley Manor Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.6% of pupils at Shirley Manor Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Shirley Manor Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How places are decided at Shirley Manor Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see Note 1).
2Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support for the child.
3Siblings — Sisters and brothers of children living at the same address, who are at present on roll at the school, and will still be attending the school at the time of admission (see Note 2).
4All other children — All other children.

If two applications tie: When demand exceeds places in any of the following policies, the distance between the child's home and school, measured by a straight line distance from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.

Multiple births policy: where only one of multiple birth siblings can be offered a place, the remaining siblings will also be offered places above the admission number.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Shirley Manor Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Shirley Manor Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Shirley Manor Primary School's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Shirley Manor Primary School?: Shirley Manor Primary School has 168 pupils on roll.
What ages does Shirley Manor Primary School take?: Shirley Manor Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Shirley Manor Primary School located?: Shirley Manor Primary School is located in Bradford, BD12 8SA, Bradford.
How do I apply to Shirley Manor Primary School?: Shirley Manor Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Shirley Manor Primary School?: When Shirley Manor Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see Note 1); 2. Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support for the child; 3. Siblings — Sisters and brothers of children living at the same address, who are at present on roll at the school, and will still be attending the school at the time of admission (see Note 2), and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: When demand exceeds places in any of the following policies, the distance between the child's home and school, measured by a straight line distance from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.
What is the largest ethnic background at Shirley Manor Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.6% of pupils at Shirley Manor Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Shirley Manor Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see Note 1).
2Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support for the child.
3Siblings — Sisters and brothers of children living at the same address, who are at present on roll at the school, and will still be attending the school at the time of admission (see Note 2).
4All other children — All other children.

Multiple births policy: where only one of multiple birth siblings can be offered a place, the remaining siblings will also be offered places above the admission number.

Shirley Manor Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Shirley Manor Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Shirley Manor Primary School's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Shirley Manor Primary School?: Shirley Manor Primary School has 168 pupils on roll.
What ages does Shirley Manor Primary School take?: Shirley Manor Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Shirley Manor Primary School located?: Shirley Manor Primary School is located in Bradford, BD12 8SA, Bradford.
How do I apply to Shirley Manor Primary School?: Shirley Manor Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Shirley Manor Primary School?: When Shirley Manor Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see Note 1); 2. Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support for the child; 3. Siblings — Sisters and brothers of children living at the same address, who are at present on roll at the school, and will still be attending the school at the time of admission (see Note 2), and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: When demand exceeds places in any of the following policies, the distance between the child's home and school, measured by a straight line distance from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.
What is the largest ethnic background at Shirley Manor Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.6% of pupils at Shirley Manor Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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