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Schools in Bradford

Bradford has 151 schools: 115 primary and 36 secondary or all-through. 74% of the 138 schools with an Ofsted grade are rated Good or better (Strong standard or better under the new report cards). Among secondary schools, Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy has the highest Attainment 8 score (55.3 in 2026). Among primary schools, Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy has the highest share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (92% in 2025).

  • 165 schools
  • 36 secondary
  • 115 primary

Bradford is in Bradford local authority. See its school places, applications and offers.

Secondary Schools in Bradford

Ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE score per pupil. Progress 8 is from the latest year published.

#SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Pupils
1 Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy Expected standard 55.3 (2026) +0.68 (2024) 796
2 Dixons Kings Academy Outstanding 54.7 (2026) +0.54 (2024) 818
3 Dixons Trinity Academy Outstanding 52.5 (2026) +0.72 (2024) 671
4 Dixons City Academy Outstanding 52.5 (2026) +0.33 (2024) 892
5 Dixons McMillan Academy Good 52.2 (2026) -0.16 (2024) 665
6 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Outstanding 49.8 (2026) +0.15 (2024) 598
7 Bronte Girls' Academy Good 47.9 (2026) +0.21 (2024) 709
8 Bradford Girls' Grammar School Good 46.8 (2026) +0.11 (2024) 667
9 St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Expected standard 45.4 (2026) -0.15 (2024) 1,800
10 Trinity Academy Bradford Good 45.0 (2026) -0.02 (2024) 914
11 Belle Vue Girls' Academy Expected standard 44.4 (2026) +0.16 (2024) 910
12 Carlton Bolling Outstanding 43.8 (2026) +0.27 (2024) 1,633
13 Dixons Allerton Academy Requires Improvement 41.9 (2026) -0.22 (2024) 1,775
14 Immanuel College – 41.8 (2026) -0.56 (2024) 1,732
15 Valley Academy Expected standard 41.1 (2026) -1.01 (2024) 356
16 Titus Salt School Needs attention 40.8 (2026) -0.58 (2024) 1,462
17 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy Good 38.1 (2026) -0.43 (2024) 889
18 Bradford Forster Academy Requires Improvement 37.7 (2026) -0.54 (2024) 892
19 Beckfoot Upper Heaton Good 36.4 (2026) -0.71 (2024) 679
20 Parkside School Urgent improvement 36.4 (2026) -0.86 (2024) 1,061
21 Hanson Academy Good 36.3 (2026) -0.69 (2024) 1,503
22 Appleton Academy Needs attention 36.0 (2026) -0.87 (2024) 1,207
23 Oasis Academy Lister Park Good 35.7 (2026) -0.58 (2024) 732
24 Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy Requires Improvement 35.3 (2026) -0.83 (2024) 1,325
25 Bradford Academy Requires Improvement 35.2 (2026) -0.94 (2024) 1,549
26 Tong Leadership Academy Good 34.7 (2026) -0.61 (2024) 799
27 Beckfoot Thornton Urgent improvement 34.0 (2026) -0.49 (2024) 1,243
28 Co-op Academy Grange Requires Improvement 30.1 (2026) -1.20 (2024) 1,379
29 Oastlers School Exceptional 12.1 (2026) -1.00 (2024) 179
30 Bradford College Good – – –
31 Co-op Academy Southfield Good – – 378
32 Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Outstanding – – 1,238
33 High Park School Good – – 135
34 New College Bradford Outstanding – – –
35 Shipley College Expected standard – – –
36 The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc – – – –

Primary Schools in Bradford

Ranked by the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Year 6.

#SchoolOfstedMet expected standardPupils
1 Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Outstanding 92% (2025) 520
2 Lift Feversham Outstanding 90% (2025) 478
3 Bankfoot Primary School Good 83% (2025) 247
4 Beckfoot Heaton Primary Good 81% (2025) 752
5 Keelham Primary School Good 81% (2025) 111
6 Hollingwood Academy Good 80% (2025) 479
7 Marshfield Primary Outstanding 80% (2025) 442
8 Thackley Primary School Good 80% (2025) 465
9 Brackenhill Primary School Good 79% (2025) 444
10 Farfield Primary and Nursery School Good 79% (2025) 384
11 Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy Good 79% (2025) 495
12 Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Expected standard 77% (2025) 457
13 Dixons Marchbank Primary Outstanding 77% (2025) 479
14 Foxhill Primary School Good 77% (2025) 231
15 Newhall Park Primary School Needs attention 77% (2025) 409
16 Lower Fields Primary Academy Good 76% (2025) 395
17 Sandy Lane Primary School Good 76% (2025) 326
18 St John's CofE Primary School Outstanding 76% (2025) 469
19 Blakehill Primary School Good 75% (2025) 421
20 Byron Primary School Good 75% (2025) 641
21 Copthorne Primary School Expected standard 75% (2025) 517
22 Lady Royd Primary School Good 75% (2025) 350
23 Bowling Park Primary School Good 71% (2025) 615
24 Co-op Academy Beckfield Good 71% (2025) 192
25 East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Expected standard 71% (2025) 204
26 Greengates Primary Academy Good 71% (2025) 204
27 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good 71% (2025) 218
28 Thorpe Primary Good 71% (2025) 192
29 All Saints CofE Primary School Good 70% (2025) 628
30 Lilycroft Primary School Good 70% (2025) 367
31 St Philip's CofE Primary School Good 70% (2025) 210
32 Farnham Academy Good 69% (2025) 441
33 St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good 69% (2025) 226
34 St Luke's CofE Primary School Good 69% (2025) 209
35 Grove House Academy Good 67% (2025) 411
36 Killinghall Primary School Good 67% (2025) 706
37 Newby Primary School Good 66% (2025) 442
38 Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Good 66% (2025) 329
39 Co-op Academy Parkland Good 65% (2025) 186
40 Miriam Lord Primary School Expected standard 65% (2025) 370
41 St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Needs attention 65% (2025) 218
42 Dixons Manningham Academy Good 64% (2025) 368
43 Frizinghall Primary School Needs attention 64% (2025) 410
44 Holybrook Primary School Outstanding 64% (2025) 256
45 Dixons Music Primary Outstanding 63% (2025) 420
46 Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School Good 63% (2025) 382
47 Wilsden Primary School Good 63% (2025) 265
48 Atlas Community Primary School Good 62% (2025) 186
49 Low Moor CofE Primary School Good 61% (2025) 395
50 Wellington Primary School Good 61% (2025) 473
51 Idle CofE Primary School Requires Improvement 60% (2025) 389
52 St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good 60% (2025) 234
53 St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good 60% (2025) 117
54 Wibsey Primary School Good 60% (2025) 659
55 Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy Good 60% (2025) 106
56 St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Good 58% (2025) 420
57 Swain House Primary School Good 58% (2025) 498
58 Woodside Academy Good 58% (2025) 362
59 Home Farm Primary School Needs attention 57% (2025) 456
60 Russell Hall Primary School Requires Improvement 57% (2025) 204
61 St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good 57% (2025) 190
62 Stocks Lane Primary School Good 57% (2025) 207
63 Clayton Village Academy Good 56% (2025) 191
64 Co-op Academy Penny Oaks Strong standard 55% (2025) 188
65 Cullingworth Village Primary School Good 55% (2025) 311
66 Margaret McMillan Primary School Good 55% (2025) 553
67 Westbourne Primary School – 55% (2025) 381
68 Horton Park Primary School Good 54% (2025) 422
69 Poplars Farm Primary School Good 54% (2025) 457
70 St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Requires Improvement 54% (2025) 412
71 St Paul's CofE Primary School Good 54% (2025) 198
72 Westminster Church of England Primary Academy Good 54% (2025) 444
73 Drighlington Primary School Requires Improvement 53% (2025) 396
74 Lapage Primary School and Nursery – 53% (2025) 634
75 Denholme Primary School Good 52% (2025) 207
76 Southmere Primary Academy Good 52% (2025) 322
77 St Stephen's CofE Primary School Good 52% (2025) 460
78 Shibden Head Primary Academy Good 51% (2025) 401
79 St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy – 51% (2025) 388
80 Cavendish Primary School Expected standard 50% (2025) 456
81 Horton Grange Primary School Good 50% (2025) 682
82 Peel Park Primary School and Nursery Good 50% (2025) 529
83 Reevy Hill Primary School Good 50% (2025) 216
84 Ryecroft Primary Academy Good 50% (2025) 199
85 Whetley Academy Good 50% (2025) 387
86 The Academy At St. James Needs attention 49% (2025) 310
87 Green Lane Primary School Good 48% (2025) 518
88 Girlington Primary School Good 47% (2025) 492
89 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good 47% (2025) 342
90 Hill Top CofE Primary School Good 46% (2025) 215
91 Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Expected standard 46% (2025) 180
92 Carlton Mills Good 45% (2025) 287
93 Thornton Primary School Good 45% (2025) 449
94 Worthinghead Primary School Needs attention 45% (2025) 203
95 St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School – 44% (2025) 197
96 Clayton St John CofE Primary School Good 43% (2025) 364
97 Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Good 42% (2025) 426
98 Iqra Primary Academy Good 42% (2025) 616
99 Co-op Academy Princeville Good 41% (2025) 392
100 Lidget Green Academy Needs attention 41% (2025) 508
101 Ley Top Primary School Urgent improvement 40% (2025) 338
102 Meadow Bank Community School – 37% (2025) 286
103 Crossley Hall Academy – 33% (2025) 644
104 Shirley Manor Primary School Requires Improvement 33% (2025) 168
105 Carrwood Primary School Needs attention 30% (2025) 285
106 Fagley Primary School Outstanding 27% (2025) 269
107 Knowleswood Primary School Needs attention 20% (2025) 363
108 Chellow Heights Special School Good 0% (2025) 269
109 Co-op Academy Delius Good 0% (2025) 198
110 Abbey Green Nursery School – – 97
111 Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families – – 162
112 Lilycroft Nursery School – – 116
113 Midland Road Nursery School – – 84
114 St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre – – 242
115 St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Requires Improvement – 338

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