Co-op Academy Grange
Co-Op Academy Grange, Haycliffe Lane, Bradford, BD5 9ET
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Moncaster
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,379
- URN
- 147177
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274779662
About this school
Co-op Academy Grange is a secondary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,379 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Grange, 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 296 | 274 | 275 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.1 | 30.5 | 29.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.09 -1.26 to -0.92 | -1.20 -1.38 to -1.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 22.6% | 17.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 43.8% | 32.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 13.9% | 2.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
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 Co-op Academy Grange 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 | 33.1 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.5 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 29.1 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,487 |
| 2023/24 | 1,450 |
| 2024/25 | 1,419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Grange compares
Co-op Academy Grange ranked 33rd of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 21% 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 | 29.1 | 15.5% | 54.5% | 1,379 | — |
| Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy | 36.6 | 13.7% | 46.3% | 1,325 | 0.9 miles |
| Dixons City Academy | 49.5 | 9% | 30.5% | 892 | 0.9 miles |
| Dixons McMillan Academy | 47.3 | 9.2% | 37.2% | 665 | 1.0 miles |
| Dixons Trinity Academy | 51.4 | 8.9% | 34.2% | 671 | 1.0 miles |
| Dixons Kings Academy | 52.7 | 7.9% | 30.5% | 818 | 1.2 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)
- 54.47%
- English as an additional language
- 71%
- Overall absence
- 15.54%
- Persistent absence
- 44.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Dixons City Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Dixons McMillan Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Dixons Trinity Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Dixons Kings Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Co-op Academy Grange ranks 27th 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
- Dixons City Academy Secondary
- Dixons Kings Academy Secondary
- Dixons McMillan Academy Secondary
- Dixons Trinity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Co-op Academy Grange teach?
- Co-op Academy Grange teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Grange?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Grange is Mr Sam Moncaster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Grange been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Grange, 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 Grange?
- Co-op Academy Grange has 1,379 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Co-op Academy Grange full?
- Co-op Academy Grange has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,379 on roll (92%), 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 Co-op Academy Grange a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Grange has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Grange a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Grange is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Co-op Academy Grange part of an academy trust?
- Co-op Academy Grange 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 Grange have?
- The schools register lists Co-op Academy Grange's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Co-op Academy Grange's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.1 in 2022/23 and 29.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Grange compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Co-op Academy Grange ranked 33rd of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 21% 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 Co-op Academy Grange's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Grange's overall absence rate is 15.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Grange's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Grange'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 10 July 2026.