Eternal Light
Christopher Street, Off Little Horton Lane, Bradford, BD5 9DH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 23
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Yusuf Collector
- Religious ethos
- Islam
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 136189
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274501597
About this school
Eternal Light is a boys' independent school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 23 and has 142 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Eternal Light under its current framework. 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
Eternal Light has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2010, 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 | 24 | 27 | 35 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 | 50.3 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 59.3% | 74.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 77.8% | 80% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 71.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
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 Eternal Light 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 | 51.1 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 155 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eden Springs Girls Secondary0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Crystal Gardens Primary School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
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Co-op Academy Southfield0.4 miles
Academies · Bradford
-
The Fountain School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
-
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
- Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Independent schools
- Bradford Christian School Independent schools
- Crystal Gardens Primary School Independent schools
- Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan Independent schools
- Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Independent schools
- Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria Independent schools
- The Fountain School Independent schools
- Woodhouse Grove 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 ages does Eternal Light teach?
- Eternal Light teaches children aged 11 to 23. It is an independent school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Eternal Light?
- The headteacher of Eternal Light is Mr Yusuf Collector, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eternal Light been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Eternal Light 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 many pupils are at Eternal Light?
- Eternal Light has 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 23.
- Is Eternal Light full?
- Eternal Light has capacity for 200 pupils and 142 on roll (71%), 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 Eternal Light a faith school?
- No. Eternal Light has no designated religious character.
- How have Eternal Light's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.1 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Eternal Light's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eternal Light'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.