Trinity Academy Bradford
Deanstones Lane, Bradford, BD13 2AS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Taylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Trinity Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 914
- URN
- 148545
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274882214
About this school
Trinity Academy Bradford is a secondary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 914 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Trinity Academy Bradford, 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 172 | 162 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 | 43.7 | 43.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.23 to +0.20 | -0.02 -0.25 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 40.7% | 41.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 59.9% | 65.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 45.1% | 33.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
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 Trinity Academy Bradford 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 | 40.8 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 881 |
| 2023/24 | 885 |
| 2024/25 | 924 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity Academy Bradford compares
Trinity Academy Bradford ranked 15th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.9 | 6.3% | 27.3% | 914 | — |
| Trinity Academy Halifax | 44.5 | 6.4% | 37.6% | 1,624 | 1.5 miles |
| The North Halifax Grammar School | 68.5 | 4.8% | 6.4% | 1,207 | 1.6 miles |
| Beckfoot Thornton | 40.2 | 14.1% | 40% | 1,243 | 2.1 miles |
| Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy | 36.6 | 13.7% | 46.3% | 1,325 | 2.2 miles |
| Co-op Academy Grange | 29.1 | 15.5% | 54.5% | 1,379 | 2.9 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)
- 27.27%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trinity Academy Halifax1.5 miles
Secondary · Halifax
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The North Halifax Grammar School1.6 miles
Secondary · Halifax
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Beckfoot Thornton2.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Grange2.9 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Trinity Academy Bradford ranks 11th 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 Trinity Academy Bradford teach?
- Trinity Academy Bradford teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity Academy Bradford?
- The headteacher of Trinity Academy Bradford is Mr Tom Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trinity Academy Bradford been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity Academy Bradford, 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 Trinity Academy Bradford?
- Trinity Academy Bradford has 914 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Trinity Academy Bradford full?
- Trinity Academy Bradford has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 914 on roll (87%), 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 Trinity Academy Bradford a faith school?
- No. Trinity Academy Bradford has no designated religious character.
- Is Trinity Academy Bradford a selective school?
- No. Trinity Academy Bradford is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Trinity Academy Bradford part of an academy trust?
- Trinity Academy Bradford is part of TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trinity Academy Bradford's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.8 in 2022/23 and 43.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trinity Academy Bradford compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Trinity Academy Bradford ranked 15th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trinity Academy Bradford's absence rate?
- Trinity Academy Bradford's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Academy Bradford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity Academy Bradford'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.