Co-op Academy Southfield
Haycliffe Lane, Bradford, BD5 9ET
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Millea
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 310
- Pupils on roll
- 378
- URN
- 139978
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274779662
About this school
Co-op Academy Southfield is a special academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 378 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Southfield, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, 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 | 32 | 37 | 43 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Co-op Academy Southfield has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 310 |
| 2023/24 | 325 |
| 2024/25 | 353 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.85%
- English as an additional language
- 52.4%
- Overall absence
- 13.45%
- Persistent absence
- 37.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eternal Light0.4 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
-
Eden Springs Girls Secondary0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Crystal Gardens Primary School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
-
Broadbeck Learning Centre0.8 miles
Special schools · West Yorkshire
-
The Fountain School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
- Bradford Beacon School Special schools
- Chellow Heights Special School Special schools
- Co-op Academy Delius Academies
- High Park School Academies
- Oastlers School Academies
- Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Prism Independent School Special 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
- St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Co-op Academy Southfield teach?
- Co-op Academy Southfield teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Southfield?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Southfield is Charlotte Millea, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Southfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Southfield, 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 Co-op Academy Southfield?
- Co-op Academy Southfield has 378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Co-op Academy Southfield full?
- Co-op Academy Southfield has capacity for 310 pupils and 378 on roll (122%), 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 Co-op Academy Southfield a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Southfield has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Southfield part of an academy trust?
- Co-op Academy Southfield is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Co-op Academy Southfield have?
- The schools register lists Co-op Academy Southfield's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Co-op Academy Southfield's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Southfield's overall absence rate is 13.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Southfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Southfield'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.