Bradford Academy
Lister Avenue, Bradford, BD4 7QS
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- BRADFORD ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Melanie Saville
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,891
- Pupils on roll
- 1,549
- URN
- 135367
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274256789
About this school
Bradford Academy is a Church of England all-through academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 1,549 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bradford Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 57% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 73% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 73% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 62% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 231 | 230 | 221 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.8 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.92 -1.11 to -0.73 | -0.94 -1.13 to -0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 24.8% | 23.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 43.5% | 45.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 25.7% | 58.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
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 Bradford Academy 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 | 42% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33.8 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.1 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.1 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,746 |
| 2023/24 | 1,738 |
| 2024/25 | 1,682 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bradford Academy compares
Bradford Academy ranked 30th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.1 | 13.6% | 54.9% | 1,549 | — |
| Appleton Academy | 35.1 | 9.1% | 52.2% | 1,207 | 2.9 miles |
| Dixons Allerton Academy | 41.7 | 12.2% | 35.9% | 1,775 | 3.5 miles |
| Batley Grammar School | 45.5 | 8.4% | 29.5% | 980 | 5.4 miles |
| The Halifax Academy | 44.1 | 8.5% | 37.8% | 1,461 | 7.5 miles |
| Carr Manor Community School | 48.8 | 8.1% | 28.6% | 1,541 | 8.4 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)
- 54.85%
- English as an additional language
- 23.4%
- Overall absence
- 13.62%
- Persistent absence
- 37.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Appleton Academy2.9 miles
All-through · Bradford
-
Dixons Allerton Academy3.5 miles
All-through · Bradford
-
Batley Grammar School5.4 miles
All-through · Batley
-
The Halifax Academy7.5 miles
All-through · Halifax
-
Carr Manor Community School8.4 miles
All-through · Leeds
Other schools in Bradford
Bradford Academy ranks 89th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford, and Bradford Academy ranks 24th of the 28 ranked secondary schools in Bradford.
- Appleton Academy All-through
- Dixons Allerton Academy All-through
- Abbey Green Nursery School Nursery
- Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Nursery
- Lilycroft Nursery School Nursery
- Midland Road Nursery School Nursery
- St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre Nursery
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bradford Academy teach?
- Bradford Academy teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an all-through school in Bradford.
- Who is the principal of Bradford Academy?
- The principal of Bradford Academy is Mrs Melanie Saville, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bradford Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bradford Academy, 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 Bradford Academy?
- Bradford Academy has 1,549 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Bradford Academy full?
- Bradford Academy has capacity for 1,891 pupils and 1,549 on roll (82%), 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 Bradford Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Bradford Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Is Bradford Academy a selective school?
- No. Bradford Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bradford Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bradford Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Bradford Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bradford Academy is part of BRADFORD ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Bradford Academy have?
- The schools register lists Bradford Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bradford Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bradford Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Bradford Academy ranked 30th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bradford Academy's absence rate?
- Bradford Academy's overall absence rate is 13.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bradford Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bradford Academy'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 1 July 2026.