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

Ofsted judged Lothersdale Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Lothersdale Primary School?

Lothersdale Primary School has 100 pupils on roll.

What ages does Lothersdale Primary School take?

Lothersdale Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Lothersdale Primary School located?

Lothersdale Primary School is located in Keighley, BD20 8HB, North Yorkshire.

How do I apply to Lothersdale Primary School?

Lothersdale 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 close do you need to live to get into Lothersdale Primary School?

On offer day for 2020-21 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Lothersdale Primary School was 3.3 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 Lothersdale Primary School?

When Lothersdale Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — This applies to all looked-after children, including those who are in the care of another local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services function at the time of making an application. Children who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and become subject to a child-arrangement order or special guardianship order, or cease to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children the Authority considers have special social or medical reasons for admission — We will only consider applications on social or medical grounds if they are supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional, setting out the particular reason(s) why the school is the only school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Panels of professionally qualified people will consider all applications made under this priority group; 3. Children living within the catchment area of the preferred school — If there are not enough places for all the children in this priority group, we will give first priority to children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to children living nearest the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 15 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places for all the children in one of these priority groups, we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school in September 2027. If within a priority group there are not enough places for all those with a sibling at the school in September 2027, we will give priority to those children with a sibling living nearest the school. All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by the Council's electronic mapping system from a child's home address to school. If the distance tie-break is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants in a particular priority group a random allocation will be used.

What is the largest ethnic background at Lothersdale Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 92% of pupils at Lothersdale Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Lothersdale Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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3.3miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2020-21 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Lothersdale Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Lothersdale 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 children and all previously looked after children — This applies to all looked-after children, including those who are in the care of another local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services function at the time of making an application. Children who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and become subject to a child-arrangement order or special guardianship order, or cease to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children the Authority considers have special social or medical reasons for admission — We will only consider applications on social or medical grounds if they are supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional, setting out the particular reason(s) why the school is the only school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Panels of professionally qualified people will consider all applications made under this priority group.
3Children living within the catchment area of the preferred school — If there are not enough places for all the children in this priority group, we will give first priority to children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to children living nearest the school.
4Children of staff at the school — Priority in this oversubscription criteria is given in either or both of the following circumstances: a) Where a member of staff has been employed at the school for more than two years at the time when the admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff has been recruited to fill a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Children living outside the normal area of the school — If there are not enough places for all the children in this priority group, we will give first priority to children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to children living nearest the school.

If two applications tie: If there are not enough places for all the children in one of these priority groups, we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school in September 2027. If within a priority group there are not enough places for all those with a sibling at the school in September 2027, we will give priority to those children with a sibling living nearest the school. All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by the Council's electronic mapping system from a child's home address to school. If the distance tie-break is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants in a particular priority group a random allocation will be used.

Document is a single Trust-wide policy covering multiple YCAT schools; PAN for Lothersdale Primary School taken from the published table (Reception entry). Appendix 2 sets a separate order of priority for nursery/pre-reception classes/school-run pre-schools, not extracted here as it is not the main Reception entry oversubscription criteria.

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.

Lothersdale Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Lothersdale Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Lothersdale Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Lothersdale Primary School?: Lothersdale Primary School has 100 pupils on roll.
What ages does Lothersdale Primary School take?: Lothersdale Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Lothersdale Primary School located?: Lothersdale Primary School is located in Keighley, BD20 8HB, North Yorkshire.
How do I apply to Lothersdale Primary School?: Lothersdale 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 close do you need to live to get into Lothersdale Primary School?: On offer day for 2020-21 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Lothersdale Primary School was 3.3 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 Lothersdale Primary School?: When Lothersdale Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — This applies to all looked-after children, including those who are in the care of another local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services function at the time of making an application. Children who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and become subject to a child-arrangement order or special guardianship order, or cease to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children the Authority considers have special social or medical reasons for admission — We will only consider applications on social or medical grounds if they are supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional, setting out the particular reason(s) why the school is the only school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Panels of professionally qualified people will consider all applications made under this priority group; 3. Children living within the catchment area of the preferred school — If there are not enough places for all the children in this priority group, we will give first priority to children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to children living nearest the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 15 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places for all the children in one of these priority groups, we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school in September 2027. If within a priority group there are not enough places for all those with a sibling at the school in September 2027, we will give priority to those children with a sibling living nearest the school. All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by the Council's electronic mapping system from a child's home address to school. If the distance tie-break is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants in a particular priority group a random allocation will be used.
What is the largest ethnic background at Lothersdale Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 92% of pupils at Lothersdale Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Lothersdale Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Lothersdale 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 children and all previously looked after children — This applies to all looked-after children, including those who are in the care of another local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services function at the time of making an application. Children who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and become subject to a child-arrangement order or special guardianship order, or cease to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children the Authority considers have special social or medical reasons for admission — We will only consider applications on social or medical grounds if they are supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional, setting out the particular reason(s) why the school is the only school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Panels of professionally qualified people will consider all applications made under this priority group.
3Children living within the catchment area of the preferred school — If there are not enough places for all the children in this priority group, we will give first priority to children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to children living nearest the school.
4Children of staff at the school — Priority in this oversubscription criteria is given in either or both of the following circumstances: a) Where a member of staff has been employed at the school for more than two years at the time when the admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff has been recruited to fill a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Children living outside the normal area of the school — If there are not enough places for all the children in this priority group, we will give first priority to children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to children living nearest the school.

Lothersdale Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Lothersdale Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Lothersdale Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Lothersdale Primary School?: Lothersdale Primary School has 100 pupils on roll.
What ages does Lothersdale Primary School take?: Lothersdale Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Lothersdale Primary School located?: Lothersdale Primary School is located in Keighley, BD20 8HB, North Yorkshire.
How do I apply to Lothersdale Primary School?: Lothersdale 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 close do you need to live to get into Lothersdale Primary School?: On offer day for 2020-21 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Lothersdale Primary School was 3.3 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 Lothersdale Primary School?: When Lothersdale Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — This applies to all looked-after children, including those who are in the care of another local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services function at the time of making an application. Children who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and become subject to a child-arrangement order or special guardianship order, or cease to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children the Authority considers have special social or medical reasons for admission — We will only consider applications on social or medical grounds if they are supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional, setting out the particular reason(s) why the school is the only school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Panels of professionally qualified people will consider all applications made under this priority group; 3. Children living within the catchment area of the preferred school — If there are not enough places for all the children in this priority group, we will give first priority to children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and then to children living nearest the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 15 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places for all the children in one of these priority groups, we will give priority first to those with a sibling at the school in September 2027. If within a priority group there are not enough places for all those with a sibling at the school in September 2027, we will give priority to those children with a sibling living nearest the school. All distance measurements are based on the nearest route recognised by the Council's electronic mapping system from a child's home address to school. If the distance tie-break is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants in a particular priority group a random allocation will be used.
What is the largest ethnic background at Lothersdale Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 92% of pupils at Lothersdale Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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