Bingley Grammar School
Keighley Road, Bingley, BD16 2RS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Weston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,878
- Pupils on roll
- 1,985
- URN
- 107439
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274807700
About this school
Bingley Grammar School is a voluntary aided secondary school in Bingley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,985 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bingley Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 297 | 326 | 308 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | 48.9 | 46.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.20 to +0.12 | -0.03 -0.19 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 52.1% | 45.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 69.3% | 66.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 27.9% | 12.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bingley Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.9 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.5 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,915 |
| 2023/24 | 1,932 |
| 2024/25 | 1,966 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bingley Grammar School compares
Bingley Grammar School ranked 11th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.5 | 9.6% | 25.6% | 1,985 | — |
| Beckfoot School | 53 | 7.7% | 16.6% | 1,592 | 1.2 miles |
| Dixons Cottingley Academy | 46.7 | 11.8% | 36% | 861 | 2.1 miles |
| Titus Salt School | 40.9 | 11.1% | 29.3% | 1,462 | 2.4 miles |
| Parkside School | 36.7 | 12.3% | 24.6% | 1,061 | 2.7 miles |
| Belle Vue Girls' Academy | 43.2 | 8.6% | 38.4% | 910 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.61%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.63%
- Persistent absence
- 27.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beckfoot School1.2 miles
Secondary · Bingley
-
Dixons Cottingley Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Bingley
-
Titus Salt School2.4 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Parkside School2.7 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Belle Vue Girls' Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bingley
- Beckfoot School Secondary
- Dixons Cottingley Academy Secondary
- Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cottingley Village Primary School Primary
- Crossflatts Primary School Primary
- Eldwick Primary School Primary
- Harden Primary School Primary
- Myrtle Park Primary Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Hazelbeck Special School Academies
- Lady Lane Park School & Nursery Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Bingley Grammar School teach?
- Bingley Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bingley.
- Who is the headteacher of Bingley Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Bingley Grammar School is Mr Luke Weston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bingley Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bingley Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bingley Grammar School?
- Bingley Grammar School has 1,985 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bingley Grammar School full?
- Bingley Grammar School has capacity for 1,878 pupils and 1,985 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bingley Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Bingley Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bingley Grammar School a selective school?
- No. Bingley Grammar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Bingley Grammar School have?
- The schools register lists Bingley Grammar School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bingley Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.9 in 2022/23 and 46.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bingley Grammar School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Bingley Grammar School ranked 11th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bingley Grammar School's absence rate?
- Bingley Grammar School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bingley Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bingley Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.