Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford

Eden Boys’ Leadership Academy in Bradford has achieved an outstanding overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection. The school showcases a high-quality, inclusive curriculum that promotes academic ambition and supports pupils' character development. It successfully prepares all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), for their next steps in education and career paths. The school's emphasis on community service and personal growth, alongside robust leadership and management, highlights its commitment to nurturing well-rounded individuals who excel academically and socially.

Strengths

• High-quality, ambitious curriculum
• Inclusive support for SEND pupils
• Strong emphasis on character and personal development
• Excellent pupil behaviour and manners
• Effective careers guidance and work experience opportunities
• Proud and committed staff and leadership
• Engaged in extensive community service

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 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.8% 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, 5.5% of pupils at Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford 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 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% 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, 19.7% of pupils at Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.8% 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 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford received £8,412 and spent £8,086 for each of its 599 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,100,000 (£1,837 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Star Academies, income was £8,430 and spending £8,333 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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All schools in Bradford · Bradford local authority: places and applications

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford is part of Star Academies, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Bradford
• Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Bradford
• High Crags Primary Leadership Academy Shipley
• Laisterdyke Leadership Academy Bradford
• Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy Bradford
• Tong Leadership Academy Bradford
• The Valley Leadership Academy Bacup
• Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale
• Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Rochdale
• Star Radcliffe Academy Radcliffe

What is Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford last inspected by Ofsted?

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford have?

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford has 598 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford cover?

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.8, and 66% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford?

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford is at Syedna Way, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 9AR.