Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mr Mohammed Hafeez Khan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 889
- URN
- 142681
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274454400
About this school
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy is a secondary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 889 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Laisterdyke Leadership Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 166 | 165 | 163 |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.7 | 35.8 | 36.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.90 -1.13 to -0.67 | -0.43 -0.66 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 35.2% | 32.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 36% | 50.9% | 52.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 70% | 70.9% | 71.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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 Laisterdyke Leadership 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 | 31.7 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.8 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.1 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 881 |
| 2023/24 | 873 |
| 2024/25 | 886 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Laisterdyke Leadership Academy compares
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy ranked 26th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.1 | 10.9% | 50.6% | 889 | — |
| Carlton Bolling | 44.4 | 8.9% | 43.7% | 1,633 | 1.1 miles |
| Bradford Forster Academy | 32.7 | 10.7% | 48.1% | 892 | 1.2 miles |
| Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy | 54.8 | 6% | 32.5% | 796 | 1.4 miles |
| Bronte Girls' Academy | 48.9 | 7.9% | 38.9% | 709 | 1.5 miles |
| Co-op Academy Priesthorpe | 41.1 | 10.1% | 39% | 1,013 | 1.5 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)
- 50.56%
- English as an additional language
- 71%
- Overall absence
- 10.85%
- Persistent absence
- 31.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carlton Bolling1.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Bradford Forster Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Bronte Girls' Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe1.5 miles
Secondary · Pudsey
Other schools in Bradford
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy ranks 21st of the 28 ranked secondary schools in Bradford.
- Beckfoot Thornton Secondary
- Beckfoot Upper Heaton Secondary
- Belle Vue Girls' Academy Secondary
- Bradford Forster Academy Secondary
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School Secondary
- Bronte Girls' Academy Secondary
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy Secondary
- Carlton Bolling Secondary
- Co-op Academy Grange Secondary
- Dixons City Academy Secondary
- Dixons Kings Academy Secondary
- Dixons McMillan Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Laisterdyke Leadership Academy teach?
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Laisterdyke Leadership Academy?
- The headteacher of Laisterdyke Leadership Academy is Mr Mohammed Hafeez Khan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Laisterdyke Leadership Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laisterdyke Leadership 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 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy?
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy has 889 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Laisterdyke Leadership Academy full?
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 889 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Laisterdyke Leadership Academy a faith school?
- No. Laisterdyke Leadership Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Laisterdyke Leadership Academy a selective school?
- No. Laisterdyke Leadership Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Laisterdyke Leadership Academy part of an academy trust?
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Laisterdyke Leadership Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 31.7 in 2022/23 and 36.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Laisterdyke Leadership Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy ranked 26th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Laisterdyke Leadership Academy's absence rate?
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy's overall absence rate is 10.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laisterdyke Leadership Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laisterdyke Leadership 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 2 July 2026.