Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Baker Street, Saltaire, Shipley, BD18 3JE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Bottomley
- Sponsor
- Exceed Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 146851
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274585318
About this school
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy is a special academy in Shipley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 80 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Bradford Alternative Provision 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 57 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.4%
- English as an additional language
- 24.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
High Park School1.5 miles
Academies · Bradford
-
Bradford Christian School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
-
Chellow Heights Special School1.6 miles
Special schools · Bradford
-
Bradford Grammar School1.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Hazelbeck Special School1.7 miles
Academies · Bingley
Other schools in Shipley
- Hirst Wood Nursery School Nursery
- Baildon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Baildon Glen Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Academy Primary
- High Crags Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Hoyle Court Primary School Primary
- Low Ash Primary School Primary
- Saltaire Primary School Primary
- Sandal Primary School Primary
- Shipley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bradford Alternative Provision Academy teach?
- Bradford Alternative Provision Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Shipley.
- Who is the headteacher of Bradford Alternative Provision Academy?
- The headteacher of Bradford Alternative Provision Academy is Mr Richard Bottomley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bradford Alternative Provision Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bradford Alternative Provision 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 big is Bradford Alternative Provision Academy?
- Bradford Alternative Provision Academy has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Bradford Alternative Provision Academy full?
- Bradford Alternative Provision Academy has capacity for 108 pupils and 80 on roll (74%), 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 Alternative Provision Academy a faith school?
- No. Bradford Alternative Provision Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Bradford Alternative Provision Academy?
- Bradford Alternative Provision Academy is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Bradford Alternative Provision Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bradford Alternative Provision Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.