Report card · inspected Apr 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther secondary schools in Bradford
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 14 April 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
- 16 March 2022Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry756 applications · 236 places offered · 218 named it first
- 2026 3.2; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2025 3.2; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2024 3.7; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2023 3.9; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2022 3.6; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2021 3.5; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2020 3.7; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2019 3.9; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2018 4.0; Bradford median median 2.7
- 2017 4.0; Bradford median median 3.0
- 2016 4.3; Bradford median median 4.3
- 2015 3.7; Bradford median median 4.1
- 2014 3.5; Bradford median median 3.9
- This school
- Bradford median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 236 | 756 | 3.2 | 218 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 238 | 758 | 3.2 | 186 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2024 | 239 | 887 | 3.7 | 260 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2023 | 235 | 915 | 3.9 | 247 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2022 | 243 | 876 | 3.6 | 269 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2021 | 242 | 839 | 3.5 | 264 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2020 | 239 | 884 | 3.7 | 265 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2019 | 245 | 962 | 3.9 | 243 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 952 | 4.0 | 274 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2017 | 246 | 980 | 4.0 | 265 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2016 | 235 | 1,002 | 4.3 | 232 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 | 237 | 875 | 3.7 | 225 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 | 248 | 878 | 3.5 | 252 | 1.02 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 242 | 40.8 | 35% | 56% | – |
| 2024/25 | 249 | 40.9 | 35% | 54% | – |
| 2023/24 | 254 | 39.1 | 32% | 50% | −0.58 |
| 2022/23 | 252 | 41.8 | 33% | 56% | −0.32 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Titus Salt SchoolThis schoolThis school20263.2applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BradfordGood20222.3applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20254.5applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Bradford20252.1applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · BradfordRemains Good20231.9applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Bradford20262.4applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · BradfordRemains Good20242.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · BradfordRemains Good20234.0applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 107395 · 380/4074
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,520 pupils · 1,462 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Higher Coach Road, Baildon, Shipley, Bradford, BD17 5RH
- Local authority
- Bradford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources