Belle Vue Girls' Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Thorn Lane
Bingley Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD9 6NA
Phone 01274492341
Reference Number 138087

General Makeup

Number of pupils 956
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 48.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 150 150
8 Unknown 170 170
9 Unknown 170 170
10 Unknown 172 172
11 Unknown 179 179
12 Unknown 48 48
13 Unknown 67 67

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 79.3%
African 3.1%
Asian, Other 3%
White & Asian 2.4%
White, Other 1.8%
Indian 1.5%
White, British 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
11 Nov 2025 School inspection
08 Dec 2021 School inspection
06 Oct 2020 Monitoring visit
10 Nov 2016 Short inspection
10 Aug 2012 Academy conversion letter
04 Jul 2012 Full inspection
14 Oct 2009 Curriculum and development visit
Previously as Belle Vue Girls' School
14 Oct 2009 Curriculum and development visit
31 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
31 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
19 Sep 2007 Curriculum and development visit
19 Sep 2007 Curriculum and development visit
12 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
12 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2001 Full inspection
22 Jan 2001 Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2021. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 15 2 0 0 0 17
2. My child feels safe at this school. 13 4 0 0 0 17
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 10 6 1 0 0 17
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 12 3 2 0 0 0
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 13 3 1 0 0 17
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 3 10 2 2 0 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 11 5 0 0 1 17
9. My child does well at this school. 15 2 0 0 0 17
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 11 5 1 0 0 17
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 12 5 0 0 0 17
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 14 2 0 1 0 17
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 13 4 0 0 0 17
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 16 1

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)
43.2

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 32%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 55.2%

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 26.04
Average Points (best 3) 27.78

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 11.1%
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 67 22
Third Preference 68 9
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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