Schools in Bingley
Bingley is a market town on the River Aire in the City of Bradford with 13 schools covering Bingley itself and the surrounding communities of Crossflatts, Eldwick, Cullingworth and Cottingley. Three secondary schools serve the area, providing families with genuine choice between Bingley Grammar School (Academy), Bradford Academy and Beckfoot School. Four schools are currently oversubscribed, with demand highest at sought-after primary schools close to the town centre.
Two faith schools add to the diverse admissions landscape. Four schools have been rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, and Bradford Council coordinates admissions for community schools. Families should pay close attention to the sibling and feeder-school priority criteria, which can significantly influence available places at the secondary stage in a multi-school town like Bingley.
School demand in Bingley
Across the 13 schools in Bingley with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 92%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Bingley have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Bingley are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Bradford, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Bingley have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bingley: 2 oversubscribed (8)
Crossflatts Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bingley · BD16 2EP
Eldwick Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bingley · BD16 3LE
Myrtle Park Primary
Primary · Foundation school
Bingley · BD16 1HB
Harden Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bingley · BD16 1LJ
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Bingley · BD16 4JS
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Bingley · BD16 4HQ
Cottingley Village Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bingley · BD16 1SY
Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bingley · BD16 2PP
Secondary Schools in Bingley (3)
Bingley Grammar School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Bingley · BD16 2RS
Beckfoot School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bingley · BD16 1EE
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Bingley · BD16 1TZ
Other Schools in Bingley (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bingley are set by Bradford and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.