Hanson Academy
Sutton Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Samuel Sheedy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,788
- Pupils on roll
- 1,503
- URN
- 149011
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Telephone
- 01274987008
About this school
Hanson Academy is a secondary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,503 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 274 | 268 | 269 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.2 | 35.0 | 35.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.98 -1.15 to -0.81 | -0.69 -0.86 to -0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 38.8% | 36.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 51.5% | 50.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 13.1% | 20.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
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 Hanson 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 | 32.2 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,638 |
| 2023/24 | 1,552 |
| 2024/25 | 1,530 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hanson Academy compares
Hanson Academy ranked 28th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% 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 | 35.1 | 14.9% | 47.5% | 1,503 | — |
| Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy | 54.8 | 6% | 32.5% | 796 | 0.9 miles |
| Oasis Academy Lister Park | 31.6 | 13.5% | 57% | 732 | 1.0 miles |
| Carlton Bolling | 44.4 | 8.9% | 43.7% | 1,633 | 1.1 miles |
| Valley Academy | 38.7 | 14% | 53.6% | 356 | 1.2 miles |
| Immanuel College | 41.9 | 11.9% | 30.5% | 1,732 | 1.7 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)
- 47.54%
- English as an additional language
- 30.1%
- Overall absence
- 14.89%
- Persistent absence
- 42.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Oasis Academy Lister Park1.0 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Carlton Bolling1.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Valley Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Immanuel College1.7 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Hanson Academy ranks 22nd 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 year groups does Hanson Academy teach?
- Hanson Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Hanson Academy?
- The headteacher of Hanson Academy is Mr Samuel Sheedy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hanson Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hanson 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 Hanson Academy?
- Hanson Academy has 1,503 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hanson Academy full?
- Hanson Academy has capacity for 1,788 pupils and 1,503 on roll (84%), 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 Hanson Academy a faith school?
- No. Hanson Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hanson Academy a selective school?
- No. Hanson Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hanson Academy?
- Hanson Academy is part of DELTA 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 Hanson Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hanson Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hanson Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.2 in 2022/23 and 35.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hanson Academy rank locally?
- Hanson Academy ranked 28th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% 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 Hanson Academy's absence rate?
- Hanson Academy's overall absence rate is 14.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hanson Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hanson 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 3 July 2026.