Schools in Shipley
Shipley has 14 schools within Bradford Metropolitan District Council's admissions area, all at primary level - secondary-age pupils from Shipley transfer to secondary schools across Bradford district, including those in Bingley, Bradford city and Keighley. Saltaire, the UNESCO World Heritage village, forms part of the Shipley area.
Six of the 14 schools are faith-designated and 9 operate as academies with independent admissions criteria. Average fill rate is 89% with 3 schools oversubscribed. All 5 schools with Ofsted ratings are Good or Outstanding. Bradford MDC coordinates primary admissions centrally; faith schools require a supplementary information form completed directly with the school alongside the council application.
School demand in Shipley
Across the 13 schools in Shipley with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 89%. 3 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.
6 schools in Shipley have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Shipley 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 Shipley have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Shipley: 3 oversubscribed (12)
Saltaire Primary School
Primary · Community school
Shipley · BD18 4NR
Low Ash Primary School
Primary · Community school
Shipley · BD18 1AA
Hoyle Court Primary School
Primary · Community school
Shipley · BD17 6DN
Sandal Primary School
Primary · Community school
Shipley · BD17 5DH
Christ Church Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Shipley · BD18 2NT
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Shipley · BD18 2ES
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Shipley · BD18 4RL
Wycliffe CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Shipley · BD18 3HZ
Shipley CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Shipley · BD18 2PT
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Shipley · BD18 1HD
Baildon Glen Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Shipley · BD17 7LY
Baildon Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Shipley · BD17 6TE
Other Schools in Shipley (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Shipley 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.