Bradford Academy

Type Other schools / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 2-19
Religion Church of England
Address Teasdale Street
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD4 7QJ
Phone 01274256789
Reference Number 135367

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1738
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.91%
Girls: 46.09%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 46.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 24.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 26 56
2 32 28 60
3 31 28 59
4 31 27 58
5 37 24 61
6 27 33 60
7 132 97 229
8 134 95 229
9 129 104 233
10 129 103 232
11 128 102 230
12 35 59 94
13 13 20 33

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 40%
Pakistani 31.9%
White, Other 5.7%
White & Asian 5.1%
African 3.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.2%
Mixed, Other 2%
Asian, Other 1.8%
Indian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-21
Date Description Report
2023-01-11 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-11-29 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-01-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-05-17 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-11-11 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-02-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-02-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 24.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 36.5% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 25 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C C+
Average Grade (best 3) NE C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 42% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101 Unlock Unlock
Maths 100 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing -5 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 149 27
Third Preference 80 14
From another Local Authority 6 1

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Lower Fields Primary Academy
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0.36 miles
Knowleswood Primary School
Knowles Lane, Bradford, BD4 9AE
0.63 miles
Newhall Park Primary School
Newhall Road, Bierley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 6AF
0.65 miles
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Tong Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9PY
0.66 miles
Bowling Park Primary School
New Cross Street, West Bowling, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 8BT
0.72 miles
St John's CofE Primary School
Dawson Lane, Bierley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 6JF
0.84 miles
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Ivy House Road, Bradford, BD5 8FG
0.95 miles
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Gaythorne Road, West Bowling, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 7HU
0.95 miles
Meadow Bank Community School
Fearnville Drive, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 8DX
1.05 miles
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
Nelson Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 0HD
1.07 miles
Ryecroft Primary Academy
Kesteven Close, Holmewood, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 0LS
1.12 miles
Newby Primary School
Ryan Street, Manchester Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 7DQ
1.14 miles
Co-op Academy Penny Oaks
Upper Nidd Street, Leeds Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 9ND
1.15 miles
Carrwood Primary School
Eversley Drive, Holmewood, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 0EQ
1.16 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Park Lane, Park Lane Bd5 0rb, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 0RB
1.19 miles
Feversham Primary Academy
Harewood Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 9EG
1.28 miles
Bankfoot Primary School
Bolingbroke Street, Bankfoot, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 9NR
1.28 miles
Crystal Gardens Primary School
38 Greaves Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 7PE
1.32 miles
Dixons Music Primary
Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0BE
1.39 miles
Marshfield Primary
Thornton Lane, Little Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 9DS
1.45 miles
Name Distance
Oastlers School
Flockton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7RH
0.19 miles
Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan
Harry Street, Off Wakefield Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9PH
0.28 miles
Bradford Forster Academy
Fenby Avenue, Bradford, BD4 8RG
0.4 miles
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bolling Road, East Bowling, Bradford, BD4 7EB
0.87 miles
The Fountain School
109 - 111 New Cross Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Bradford, BD5 8BP
0.88 miles
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford
Bowling Old Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 7JR
1.05 miles
Dixons City Academy
Ripley Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 7RR
1.07 miles
New College Bradford
Nelson Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 0DX
1.21 miles
Eden Springs Girls Secondary
36 Greaves Street, Bradford, BD5 7PE
1.34 miles
Dixons Trinity Academy
Trinity Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 0BE
1.39 miles
Dixons McMillan Academy
Trinity Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 0JD
1.52 miles
Eternal Light
Christopher Street, Off Little Horton Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 9DH
1.55 miles
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Thornbury Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 8HE
1.58 miles
Bradford College
Great Horton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1AY
1.58 miles
Tong Leadership Academy
Westgate Hill Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 6NR
1.78 miles
Carlton Bolling
Undercliffe Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 0DU
1.82 miles
Co-op Academy Grange
Co-Op Academy Grange, Haycliffe Lane, Bradford, BD5 9ET
1.84 miles
Co-op Academy Southfield
Haycliffe Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 9ET
1.95 miles
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
158 Cliffe Road, Undercliffe, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 0LT
2.11 miles
The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc
White Abbey Road, Bradford, BD8 8EJ
2.12 miles
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