Woodhouse Grove School
Apperley Bridge, Bradford, BD10 0NR
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Headteacher
- Mr James Lockwood
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,180
- Pupils on roll
- 1,049
- URN
- 108114
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132502477
About this school
Woodhouse Grove School is a Methodist independent school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 1,049 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Woodhouse Grove School under its current framework. 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
Woodhouse Grove School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 116 | 107 |
| Attainment 8 score | 16.3 | 17.8 | 22.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
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 Woodhouse Grove 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.3 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 17.8 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 22.2 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,072 |
| 2023/24 | 1,073 |
| 2024/25 | 1,047 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 231
Location
Nearby schools
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Leeds Trinity University2.2 miles
Universities · Leeds
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Green Meadows Academy2.5 miles
Academies · Leeds
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The Froebelian School2.6 miles
Independent schools
-
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre2.7 miles
Special schools · Pudsey
-
Bradford Christian School2.8 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
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- Bradford Christian School Independent schools
- Crystal Gardens Primary School Independent schools
- Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan Independent schools
- Eternal Light Independent schools
- Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Independent schools
- Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria Independent schools
- The Fountain School Independent schools
- Abbey Green Nursery School Nursery
- Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Nursery
- Lilycroft Nursery School Nursery
- Midland Road Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodhouse Grove School teach?
- Woodhouse Grove School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodhouse Grove School?
- The headteacher of Woodhouse Grove School is Mr James Lockwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodhouse Grove School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Woodhouse Grove School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Woodhouse Grove School?
- Woodhouse Grove School has 1,049 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Woodhouse Grove School full?
- Woodhouse Grove School has capacity for 1,180 pupils and 1,049 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Woodhouse Grove School a faith school?
- Yes. Woodhouse Grove School is designated Methodist.
- How have Woodhouse Grove School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 16.3 in 2022/23 and 22.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Woodhouse Grove School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodhouse Grove 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 24 July 2026.