Thornton Primary School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3NN
Headteacher · Mrs Elizabeth Davison
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils449Capacity 600
OfstedStandards maintainedInspected 25 June 2025
TrustFocus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
Free school meals31.8%
SEN provisionResourced provision
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 25 June 2025.
Last graded inspection, 16 January 2020:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Bradford council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in BradfordApplications for September 2026
All 51 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered57
Applications81
First choice51
First-choice offers51
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Foxhill Primary School1.2 mi
- Keelham Primary School1.2 mi
- The Academy At St. James1.3 mi
- Ley Top Primary School1.6 mi
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.6 mi