School admissions in Bingley
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 7 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Bingley in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 8 schools in Bingley first 290 times for 270 places: 1.07 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Bradford authority's 159 schools. 3 of the 8 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.41 miles (Harden Primary School) to 1.66 miles (Crossflatts Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Bingley first 759 times for 725 places: 1.05 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Bradford authority's 35 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Bingley Grammar School, to 2.90 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
8 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harden Primary School | 1.67 | 30 | 0.405 miles |
| Crossflatts Primary School | 1.08 | 60 | 1.66 miles |
| Cottingley Village Primary School | 1.02 | 59 | not published |
| Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery | 1.00 | 16 | not published |
| Myrtle Park Primary | 1.00 | 19 | 0.558 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 1.00 | 22 | not published |
| Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School | 1.00 | 8 | not published |
| Eldwick Primary School | 0.89 | 56 | 0.976 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckfoot School | 1.49 | 271 | not published |
| Bingley Grammar School | 0.94 | 282 | 2.901 miles |
| Dixons Cottingley Academy | 0.52 | 172 | 5.017 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.