Bolton Brow Primary Academy
Academy converter in Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BA, taking ages 3 to 11, 227 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.35 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Calderdale school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.35 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Bolton Brow Primary Academy: 0.35 miles, 2026/27 Copley Primary School: 1.89 miles, 2026/27, published by Calderdale
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Bolton Brow Primary Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Calderdale. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Calderdale, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where Bolton Brow Primary Academy and Copley Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Copley Primary School admitted from 1.89 miles in 2026/27, published by Calderdale. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.35 and 1.89 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Bolton Brow Primary Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warley Road Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.42 mi 2026/27 | 0.5 mi |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.52 mi 2026/27 | 0.9 mi |
| Copley Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.89 mi 2026/27 | 1.5 mi |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.8 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |
| Salterhebble Junior and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 1.26 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |
| Moorside Community Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.61 mi 2026/27 | 2.4 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| How full | 227 pupils in 260 places (87% full) |
| Trust | TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Calderdale |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 13 December 2022. Ungraded inspection, December 2022: school remains Good |
| Meeting the expected standard | 67.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67.0% |
| 2023/24 | 63.0% |
| 2022/23 | 73.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Bolton Brow Primary Academy
| Girls and boys | 50.2% girls, 49.8% boys |
| English as an additional language | 2.6% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 15.4% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Bolton Brow Primary Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Bolton Brow School, 58 yd away, with 5.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:22, last 23:38.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Brow School | 58 yd | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 579, 574, 587, 586 |
| Walker Lane | 109 yd | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 562, S7 |
| Bolton Brow School | 122 yd | 4.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 579, 574, 587, 586 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Bolton Brow Primary Academy?
Bolton Brow Primary Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 0.35 miles away, per Calderdale.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Bolton Brow Primary Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.35 miles was enough in 2026/27. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Bolton Brow Primary Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Calderdale school's distance
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Admission distance published by Calderdale. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.