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Schools in BD3 postcode district

Schools in postcode district BD3. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a comparison of your neighbourhood with the wider BD3 area.

Covers: Bolton & Undercliffe, Bowling & Barkerend, Bradford Moor, Pollard Park, Thornbury, and Undercliffe

Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of BD3. The list starts at 3 miles and you can change that. Not an official school catchment.

13state-funded schools in BD3, Bradford

  • 9Primary
  • 3Secondary
  • 1Other
  • 2024–25DfE & Ofsted

Map of schools in this area

The map shows 13 schools in postcode district BD3. Numbered circles group nearby schools. Select one to zoom in, or use Show on map on a school card.

Map key (phases and markers)

Pin colour shows school phase. Letters on pins: P primary, S secondary. Ofsted and admissions are on each school card in the list.

School phase

  • Primary (P)
  • Secondary (S)
  • District centre
  • Numbered circles group nearby schools. Select one to zoom in.

How far from the BD3 centre?

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  • Byron Primary School

    PrimaryOfstedNo overall grade

    Barkerend Road, Bradford BD3 0AB

    Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Trust: NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST

    · Report published 6 Dec 2022 · View on Ofsted

    New inspection format: no single overall grade.

    Monitoring visit confirmed the previous Good overall grade. See the full report for latest area judgements.

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    75%Close to average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    94%Close to average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    17.6%Close to average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    641
    Free school meals
    43.8%
    SEN
    19.2%
    EAL
    68.2%

    0.1 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Lapage Primary School and Nursery

    PrimaryOfstedNo overall grade

    Barkerend Road, Bradford BD3 8QX

    Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Trust: NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST

    · Report published 7 Jul 2025 · View on Ofsted

    New inspection format: no single overall grade.

    Standards maintained

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    53%Below average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    93.2%Below average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    22.4%Above average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    634
    Free school meals
    40.2%
    SEN
    19.2%
    EAL
    92%

    0.2 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Dixons Marchbank Primary

    PrimaryOfstedOutstanding

    Marchbank Road, Barkerend Road, Bradford BD3 8QQ

    Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST

    · Report published 20 Dec 2023 · View on Ofsted

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    77%Above average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    94.3%Close to average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    16.5%Below average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    479
    Free school meals
    25.6%
    SEN
    16.7%
    EAL
    40.1%

    0.3 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Killinghall Primary School

    PrimaryOfstedGood

    Killinghall Road, Bradford BD3 7JF

    Foundation school · Ages 2–11

    · Report published 25 May 2023 · View on Ofsted

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    67%Close to average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    93.8%Close to average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    19.8%Above average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    706
    Free school meals
    27.6%
    SEN
    26.1%
    EAL
    50.1%

    0.3 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Lift Feversham

    PrimaryOfstedNo overall grade

    Harewood Street, Bradford BD3 9EG

    Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Trust: LIFT SCHOOLS

    · Report published 9 Sept 2025 · View on Ofsted

    New inspection format: no single overall grade.

    Latest visit (Jun 2025): no overall grade. Quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and early years outstanding. See the full Ofsted report.

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    90%Above average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    94.6%Close to average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    18.6%Close to average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    478
    Free school meals
    33%
    SEN
    20.8%
    EAL
    60.9%

    0.3 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy

    PrimaryOfstedNo overall grade

    Hendford Drive, Pollard Park, Bradford BD3 0QT

    Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Trust: STAR ACADEMIES

    · Report published 16 Jul 2025 · View on Ofsted

    New inspection format: no single overall grade.

    Standards maintained

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    92%Above average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    94.2%Close to average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    16.6%Close to average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityAround published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    520
    Free school meals
    40.6%
    SEN
    23.1%
    EAL
    89.9%

    0.3 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Co-op Academy Penny Oaks

    PrimaryOfstedGood

    Upper Nidd Street, Leeds Road, Bradford BD3 9ND

    Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST

    · Report published 6 Feb 2023 · View on Ofsted

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    55%Below average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    96%Above average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    12.6%Below average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    188
    Free school meals
    38.7%
    SEN
    15.1%
    EAL
    72.9%

    0.4 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy

    PrimaryOfstedGood

    Dick Lane, Thornbury, Bradford BD3 7AU

    Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Trust: STAR ACADEMIES

    · Report published 13 Nov 2022 · View on Ofsted

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    79%Above average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    94.3%Close to average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    17.3%Close to average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityAround published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    495
    Free school meals
    31.7%
    SEN
    17.7%
    EAL
    53.7%

    0.8 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

  • Westminster Church of England Primary Academy

    PrimaryOfstedGood

    Westminster Road, Bradford BD3 0HW

    Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Trust: BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

    · Report published 19 Oct 2023 · View on Ofsted

    KS2 expected standardReading, writing and maths combined
    54%Below average BD3 primary average 71.3% (9 schools)
    Attendance (2024/25)
    93.4%Below average BD3 primary average 94.2% (9 schools)
    Persistent absenceMissing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
    21.9%Above average BD3 primary average 18.1% (9 schools)

    Roll vs capacityBelow published capacity

    Pupils and needs

    Pupils
    444
    Free school meals
    47.8%
    SEN
    16.6%
    EAL
    61.2%

    0.8 milesstraight-line from BD3 centre

    Walkable

    School page

Neighbourhood & area context

The figures below use three different geographies. Your neighbourhood appears when you add your full postcode. BD3 covers the schools and averages on this page. Bradford is the whole council area for census figures, which may not match your street. We only show statistics we have for this district.

Area snapshot for BD3

Recorded crime and deprivation near local schools, and Ofsted outcomes for schools in BD3, each shown separately. All of these relate to this postcode district. We do not give the area an overall score.

  • Recorded crimeAbove England average108.0 crimes per 1,000 residents · September 2025 to August 2026Neighbourhoods around schools in BD3
  • Deprivation near schoolsMore deprived than average for EnglandIMD band 1 of 10 nationallyNeighbourhoods around schools in BD3
  • School inspectionsGenerally Good6 of 6 graded Good or Outstanding (13 schools in BD3)Schools in postcode district BD3

Add your full home postcode in the green box above to compare your street with BD3 and Bradford.

More local context

House prices, flood risk, broadband and transport for this postcode district, in addition to the snapshot above.

  • Typical house prices£189,396 (+7.3% year on year)Postcode district BD3 (where available)
  • Flood riskLowPostcode district BD3
  • BroadbandGigabit available (89%+ premises, 300+ Mbps)Postcode district BD3

Postcode district BD3

Schools and other averages for postcode district BD3. This matches the map and school list before you change the distance filter.

Schools in district
13 (9 primary, 3 secondary)
Average attendance
93.3%
Average free school meals
38.8%
Average SEN
24.5%
Average EAL
64.3%
Deprivation around local schools
More deprived than average for England
Recorded crime around local schools
108.0 per 1,000 residentsAbove England average
Average house price
£189,396 (+7.3% year on year)
Flood risk
Low
Broadband
Gigabit available (89%+ premises, 300+ Mbps)
Green space
Good – parks and playing fields within walking distance
Council tax
Typical band A–B

Wider area: Bradford

Census figures for the whole of Bradford. These figures are council-wide and are not broken down to your village or street.

Population
546,409
Households
200,612
Aged under 18
25.8%
Aged 16–64 (approx.)
59.0%
Aged 65+
15.2%
Ethnicity
White 61%, Asian 32%, Mixed 3%

About these figures: School statistics mostly 2024–25. Pipeline checked Oct 2026. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Bradford. Crime is from data.police.uk, September 2025 to August 2026, for the neighbourhoods around schools in BD3. Use the (i) on each row for source and geography. Full methodology · Data updates

Common questions in this area

  • Close to published capacity near here?

    In BD3, 9 of 12 schools with roll-versus-capacity data are close to published capacity. That is not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee you will or will not get a place. Always check the local authority admissions rules and the school’s published PAN.

  • How far is the school run?

    Add your home postcode at the top of the page to see distances from your door. Until then, distances use BD3 centre. All figures are straight-line miles, not walking or driving time, and not catchment areas.

  • What changed recently?

    School and area figures come from open government releases (mostly 2024/25 where published). 13 schools here have a last inspection date on their cards; 2 show a plain-English note when Ofsted published area judgements without an overall grade.

    When we last refreshed data

Common questions about schools in BD3

How many schools are in the BD3 postcode district?
We list 13 state-funded schools whose address postcode starts with BD3: 9 primary, 3 secondary, and 1 other phases.
What areas does BD3 cover?
Postcode district BD3 spans Bolton & Undercliffe, Bowling & Barkerend, Bradford Moor, Pollard Park, Thornbury, and Undercliffe. Exact boundaries follow Royal Mail outward codes. Use the map and school addresses for a specific street.
What are Ofsted ratings like for schools in BD3?
Among state-funded schools on this page: 1 Outstanding, 5 Good, and 7 on the new inspection format (area judgements only). Grades are the latest published overall effectiveness or monitoring outcome. Always check the full report on Ofsted’s site.
What is school attendance like in BD3?
Across state-funded schools here with published absence data, mean attendance is about 93.3% (2024–25). Individual schools vary, so check each card.
Are BD3 schools hard to get into?
Of state-funded schools with a roll-versus-capacity label here: 9 close to published capacity, 1 below published capacity, 2 around published capacity. This is not applications versus offers. Check your council’s admissions booklet.

Postcode districts near BD3

  • BD2Eccleshill, Fagley · 12 schools
  • BD4Bierley, Holmewood · 16 schools
  • BD5West Bowling, Bankfoot · 25 schools
  • BD8Manningham, Girlington · 21 schools
  • LS28Pudsey, Farsley · 18 schools
  • BD10Idle, Greengates · 10 schools
  • BD7Great Horton, Lidget Green · 10 schools
  • BD9Heaton, Manningham · 16 schools

Guide to school and area statistics

What the numbers on this page for BD3 mean. Area rows may still show (i) for data source and geography.

School listings

What you see on each school card

Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed.

School type
How the school is run. For example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll. For example 4–11 for primary, or 11–18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published Ofsted outcome and date where we have them, plus a link to the Ofsted reports site. State-funded schools inspected before September 2024 have one overall grade, such as Good. Later inspections grade separate areas instead, and report cards from November 2025 use a scale from exceptional to urgent improvement. These schools show ‘No overall grade’, with a short summary where we have one. Fee-paying association independent schools are usually inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) instead: we link to ISI reports and do not invent an Ofsted-style grade. Non-association independents inspected by Ofsted show the same Ofsted grades and report link when published in Ofsted’s open management information.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking and cycling times
With your full home postcode set, cards show a rough time such as “About 25 min walk, 8 min cycle (estimate)” for 1 mile. We add 30% to the straight-line distance for real streets, then use the Department for Transport’s default speeds of 5 km/h walking and 15 km/h cycling. We show a walking time up to 3 miles in a straight line and a cycling time up to 10 miles, and the miles only beyond that. This is an estimate, not a checked or safe route, and younger children often walk more slowly. Use the route link on the card to see the real journey. Beyond about 1 mile, cards also suggest park-and-stride: parking away from the gate and walking the last bit. Without a home postcode, cards show rough hints instead of times: about 1 mile or less may suit walking, and about 1 to 2.5 miles cycling.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals. Often used as one indicator of economic disadvantage in the catchment. Useful context, not a comment on pupils or families.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan. A higher figure can reflect inclusive admissions and experience, or more demand on staff. Check what is on site and talk to the SENCO.
SEN provision
Extra on-site support such as a resourced provision or SEN unit.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Pupils whose first language is not English. Many schools support this well; if English at home matters to you, ask how beginners are taught in class. Not a measure of overall quality.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Roll vs capacity
Roll versus published GIAS capacity. Close to, around, or below published capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.
Attainment
Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Attainment 8, the average GCSE-level score across eight subjects (Key Stage 4), or Progress 8 where that is the latest DfE figure for the school. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
Attainment vs local
Compares each school’s headline to others of the same phase on this page. Above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview

What you see in the area overview

Matches the snapshot and tables below: your postcode, this district, then the wider council area.

Area snapshot
Police recorded crime and deprivation in the neighbourhoods around schools in this postcode district, and Ofsted outcomes for schools here. Shown separately, not as one overall area mark.
More local context
House prices, flood risk, broadband and transport for this postcode district where we have them, alongside the snapshot.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1–10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Average house price
Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them. Street-by-street prices vary.
Flood risk
Indicative summary. Check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
Broadband
General picture of speeds and availability. Check with providers at your address.
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Council tax
Typical band for the area. Your exact band depends on the property.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area, not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Crimes recorded by police over the latest 12 months on data.police.uk, per 1,000 residents, in the small neighbourhoods where schools in this postcode district are located. Anti-social behaviour is not included. Police map each crime to a nearby point, so your street may differ. In town and city centres few people live but many visit, so the rate per resident can look very high. We leave the figure out where a police force has not published every month.
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Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.

Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list: 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.