Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy

How places are decided at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy?

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy has 495 pupils on roll.

What ages does Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy take?

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy located?

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy is located in Bradford, BD3 7AU, Bradford.

How do I apply to Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy?

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy 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 close do you need to live to get into Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy?

On offer day for 2024-25 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy was 1.598 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy?

When Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school 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. Children of staff — Children of staff employed at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy for 2 or more years at the time of application and offer of a place, and / or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage (see note 2); 3. Exceptional special, medical or social circumstances — Children with proven, exceptionally strong special, medical or social circumstances, which are directly relevant to attendance at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy. Parents are responsible for providing the professional supporting evidence to the school by the closing date from a consultant, doctor, psychologist, social worker or from another relevant independent professional (see note 3), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Children who live nearest from home to school will receive priority for any criteria that are oversubscribed. If the distance between home and school is the same, which includes the same geographical property reference (such as a block of flats), random allocation is used as a tie-breaker. Bradford Council's School Admissions Team will undertake the random allocation process.

What is the largest ethnic background at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 74.1% of pupils at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy are recorded as Pakistani. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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