Secondary school

Valley Academy

  • Free School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Bradford
  • BD8 7DX
  • No sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Mar 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,757 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 100%100%2018/19: top 100%2021/22: top 99%2022/23: top 93%2023/24: top 99%2024/25: top 85%No exams

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

Attainment 838.7 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.32/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber+15 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths45.5% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%6/10 Middle+51.4 pts
EBacc point score3.11 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.932/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber+8.6 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-1.01 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.071/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2017/18: 30.1 · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 30.2 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 33 · 77 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 35 · 74 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 30.8 · 71 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 38.7 · 77 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.338.730.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2017/18: 14% · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 8% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 26% · 77 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 27% · 74 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 16.9% · 71 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 45.5% · 77 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%45.5%8%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
45 of 45 who put it first2014 · 56.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4545
2nd418
3rd342

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2015–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2015Requires improvement
  2. 2018Good
  3. 2023Requires improvement
  4. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026356
Free school meals (past 6 years)53.6%
First language not English65.4%
SEN support18.1%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)14.0%
Persistently absent pupils39.4%

Girls 40.9%Boys 59.1%

94.9% full · 375 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.8
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 2.6
  • Other support 10.2

Teachers 20 FTE · Whole workforce 32.9 · 36 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,387
Spend per pupil£8,684
Staff spend per pupil£6,689
Reserve per pupil£896
  • +£329,000revenue reserve
  • +£258,000in-year balance

Grants £9,409 · self-generated £210 · premises £259 per pupil

Single-academy trust: ONE IN A MILLION FREE SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

71 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained78.9%
  • Education78.9%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained9.9%
  • Unknown11.3%