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Secondary schools in Bradford, ranked

The 28 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    54.8
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Dixons Kings Academy

    Free schools

    52.7
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    Dixons Trinity Academy

    Free schools

    51.4
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Dixons City Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    49.5
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    49.1
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    Bronte Girls' Academy

    Free schools

    48.9
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    47.3
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    44.8
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    44.5
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Carlton Bolling

    Academy converter

    44.4
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Trinity Academy Bradford

    Academy sponsor led

    43.9
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Belle Vue Girls' Academy

    Academy converter

    43.2
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Immanuel College

    Academy converter

    41.9
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Dixons Allerton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    41.7
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    Titus Salt School

    Community school

    40.9
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Beckfoot Thornton

    Academy sponsor led

    40.2
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    Valley Academy

    Free schools

    38.7
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Beckfoot Upper Heaton

    Academy sponsor led

    37.3
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Parkside School

    Academy converter

    36.7
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    36.6
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Laisterdyke Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    36.1
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Hanson Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    35.1
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Appleton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    35.1
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Bradford Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    33.1
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Bradford Forster Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    32.7
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    Oasis Academy Lister Park

    Academy sponsor led

    31.6
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    Co-op Academy Grange

    Academy sponsor led

    29.1
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Tong Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    26.4
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Bradford?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy ranks first of 28 ranked secondary schools in Bradford, with an average Attainment 8 score of 54.8. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Bradford ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Bradford?
28 secondary schools in Bradford published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.