Secondary school

Hanson Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Bradford
  • BD2 1JP
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,071 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 98%98%2016/17: top 96%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 96%2021/22: top 99%2022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 93%93% · 2023/242024/25: top 94%No exams

A-level results

#133 of 140 Yorkshire and The Humber sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

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

Attainment 835.1 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.31/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Grade 5+ English and maths36.4% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%3/10 Below+22.3 pts
EBacc point score2.98 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.931/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber+7 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.69 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.071/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
A level points per entry24.58 · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.121/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 37.3 · 270 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 35.1 · 254 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 34.7 · 243 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 34.6 · 233 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 31.8 · 291 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 32.2 · 274 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 35 · 268 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 35.1 · 269 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.337.331.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 27% · 254 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 33% · 243 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 25% · 233 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 27% · 291 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 32% · 274 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 38.8% · 268 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 36.4% · 269 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%38.8%25%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 21.36 · 89 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 21.23 · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 24.59 · 68 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 28.24 · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: 26.91 · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 36.212022/23: 20.29 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.532023/24: 25.76 · 64 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.482024/25: 24.58 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.1228.2420.29No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
245 of 245 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st245245
2nd13422
3rd10814

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2015–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  2. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2020Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,503
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.5%
First language not English30.1%
SEN support8.7%
EHC plan5.0%
Absence (sessions missed)14.9%
Persistently absent pupils42.0%

Girls 46.3%Boys 53.7%

84.1% full · 1,788 places · 190 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 69 responses (4.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school71% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school76.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved69.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 44.9% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year72.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 18.8% not applicable57.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.9% who said Yes above54.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child75.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school75.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing72.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school85.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school81.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development71% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent72.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 84.2
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 22.5
  • Other support 42.6

Teachers 91.2 FTE · Whole workforce 156.3 · 179 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,498
Spend per pupil£8,453
Staff spend per pupil£5,724
Reserve per pupil£132
  • +£205,000revenue reserve
  • +£70,000in-year balance

Grants £9,507 · self-generated £148 · premises £935 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST (57 academies) · trust reserve £30,739,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

268 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.8%
  • Education80.6%
  • Apprenticeship3.4%
  • Employment1.9%
  • Not sustained6.7%
  • Unknown7.5%

After sixth form (16–18)

104 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained80.8%
  • Education63.5%
  • Higher education52.9%
  • Apprenticeship4.8%
  • Employment12.5%
  • Not sustained12.5%
  • Unknown6.7%