Secondary school

Bradford Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–19
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Bradford
  • BD4 7QS
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,163 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 79%79% · 2016/172017/18: top 87%2018/19: top 93%2021/22: top 91%2022/23: top 96%2023/24: top 96%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 833.1 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.31/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−5 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths23.1% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−6.3 pts
EBacc point score2.94 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.931/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−5.1 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.94 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.071/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
A level points per entryNot enough data · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.1Suppressed in 2024/25 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 41.9 · 193 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 40.8 · 203 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 38.3 · 229 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 36.1 · 228 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 38.4 · 229 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 33.8 · 231 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 33.1 · 230 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 33.1 · 221 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.341.933.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 27% · 203 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 21% · 229 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 27% · 228 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 31% · 229 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 22% · 231 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 24.8% · 230 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 23.1% · 221 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%31%21%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 20.13 · 91 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 25.46 · 87 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 22.87 · 66 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 23.98 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: withheld2022/23: withheld2023/24: withheld2024/25: withheld25.4620.13No exams

Withheld 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

Reception

First-choice families who got in100%
34 of 34 who put it first2014 · 70.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3434
2nd173
3rd131

Year 7

First-choice families who got in96.9%
156 of 161 who put it first2014 · 78.0%2026 · 96.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st161156
2nd8719
3rd6213

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2010–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2010Satisfactory
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Requires improvement
  5. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,549
Free school meals (past 6 years)54.9%
First language not English23.4%
SEN support14.6%
EHC plan5.4%
Absence (sessions missed)13.6%
Persistently absent pupils37.5%

Girls 45.5%Boys 54.5%

81.9% full · 1,891 places · 111 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 42 responses (2.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school54.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school52.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved40.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 45.2% not applicable13% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year40.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 7.1% not applicable43.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?35.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 35.7% who said Yes above33.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child57.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school57.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing47.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school78.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school78.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development47.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent45.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.7
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 104.8
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 43.1
  • Other support 49.8

Teachers 110.8 FTE · Whole workforce 203.7 · 213 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,987
Spend per pupil£9,129
Staff spend per pupil£6,852
Reserve per pupil£1,503
  • +£2,494,000revenue reserve
  • −£235,000in-year balance

Grants £8,660 · self-generated £327 · premises £410 per pupil

Single-academy trust: BRADFORD ACADEMY TRUST

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

230 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained81.3%
  • Education77.8%
  • Apprenticeship2.2%
  • Employment1.3%
  • Not sustained9.1%
  • Unknown9.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

51 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained74.5%
  • Education47.1%
  • Higher education39.2%
  • Apprenticeship2%
  • Employment25.5%
  • Not sustained19.6%
  • Unknown5.9%