Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy

Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy is performing very strongly overall. This full section 5 inspection found the school at strong standard in achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing, while safeguarding standards are met. Pupils achieve above national averages in most areas, disadvantaged pupils achieve particularly highly, attendance is consistently above national averages, behaviour is exemplary, and pupils are well prepared for their next steps. The school has an inclusive culture and effective systems for pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and others facing barriers, supported by an ambitious curriculum, expert teaching and strong pastoral and enrichment provision. It is part of the iExel Education Trust and has a Muslim religious character; the local area is well above average for deprivation, and the school is smaller than average with lower-than-average SEN and EHC plan proportions. The only notable area for development is post-16 provision, which is graded expected standard rather than strong. Leaders have made well-considered changes to the sixth form to improve independent study skills and outcomes, and vocational achievement is significantly above average, but these improvements are not yet fully embedded. A-level achievement is typically broadly in line with national averages, and the school's next step is to ensure recent post-16 changes lead to consistently high achievement and outcomes for students.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well across the curriculum, with outcomes above national averages in most areas.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve particularly highly compared with disadvantaged pupils nationally.
• Pupils are very well prepared for their next steps in education, employment or training.
• Pupils produce high-quality work and remember important knowledge over time.
• Leaders have very effective systems to support pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and others facing barriers.
• Attendance is consistently above national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Pupils' behaviour is exemplary in lessons and around the school.
• Bullying is extremely unusual and pupils are confident staff would address it quickly.
• The curriculum is high-quality, ambitious and intelligently sequenced across subjects and year groups.
• Teachers implement the curriculum consistently well and have expert subject knowledge.
• Teachers use effective questioning and swift correction of misconceptions.
• The school has a successful focus on developing pupils' vocabulary and oracy.
• Leaders have created a positive culture of inclusion and high ambition for all pupils.
• Pupil premium strategies are evidence-based and well understood by staff.
• Leaders, trustees and governors share a child-centred moral purpose and robust governance.
• Professional learning is highly effective and staff feel well supported with workload and wellbeing.
• The personal, social and health education curriculum is coherent and includes local safeguarding risks.
• Pupils understand fundamental British values and protected characteristics deeply.
• The enrichment and careers programmes are comprehensive and inclusive.
• Pastoral and mental health support systems are highly effective.
• Post-16 vocational achievement is significantly above average.
• Sixth-form students are excellent role models for younger pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Post-16 provision is graded expected standard rather than strong.
• Recent improvements to post-16 provision are not yet fully embedded.
• A-level achievement is typically broadly in line with national averages, and post-16 needs to lead to consistently high outcomes.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy had 15.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.0% of pupils at Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy received £8,157 and spent £8,127 for each of its 811 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £365,000 (£450 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Iexel Education Trust, income was £7,472 and spending £7,607 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy is part of Iexel Education Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Iqra Primary Academy Bradford
• Bronte Girls' Academy Bradford

What is Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy have?

Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy has 796 pupils on roll.

What age range does Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy cover?

Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 55.3, and 53% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy?

Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy is at 158 Cliffe Road, Undercliffe, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 0LT.