Academy sponsor led · Bradford

Bradford Academy

2–19Ages
1,549Pupils
All-throughPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
135367URN

Lister Avenue, Bradford, BD4 7QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 below Bradford median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bradford

389 applications for 207 places · 30th of 35 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.2of 90

Bradford 41.8 England 46.0

31st of 35 in Bradford

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Bradford median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

389 applications · 207 places offered · 161 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Bradford median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Bradford median median 2.5
2023 2.4; Bradford median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Bradford median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Bradford median median 2.5
2020 2.8; Bradford median median 2.3
2019 3.1; Bradford median median 2.4
2018 3.1; Bradford median median 2.7
2017 3.4; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 3.4; Bradford median median 4.3
2015 3.0; Bradford median median 4.1
2014 3.2; Bradford median median 3.9

This school
Bradford median

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.0 per place (74 applications for 38 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	207	389	1.9	161	0.78
Sep 2025	210	438	2.1	189	0.90
Sep 2024	222	504	2.3	178	0.80
Sep 2023	224	530	2.4	188	0.84
Sep 2022	221	569	2.6	180	0.81
Sep 2021	223	607	2.7	209	0.94
Sep 2020	222	631	2.8	210	0.95
Sep 2019	223	689	3.1	214	0.96
Sep 2018	218	676	3.1	213	0.98
Sep 2017	218	740	3.4	254	1.17
Sep 2016	225	753	3.4	240	1.07
Sep 2015	220	648	3.0	252	1.15
Sep 2014	218	686	3.2	246	1.13

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

226 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.231st of 35 in Bradford

Bradford 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%29th of 35 in Bradford

Bradford 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

Bradford 60% England 66%

This school
Bradford median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.94

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	226	35.2	28%	47%	–
2024/25	221	33.1	23%	46%	–
2023/24	230	33.1	25%	44%	−0.94
2022/23	231	33.8	22%	39%	−0.92

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

Bradford AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Bradford Forster Academy
0.7 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Bronte Girls' Academy
1.2 km · Bradford

Good2024

2.5applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Dixons City Academy
1.6 km · Bradford

Standards maintained2024

7.7applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
Dixons Trinity Academy
2.1 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

9.5applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
Dixons McMillan Academy
2.3 km · Bradford

Good2023

7.4applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
2.4 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.1applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
Carlton Bolling
2.7 km · Bradford

Remains Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Grange
2.9 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 30.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 135367 · 380/6906
Trust: Bradford Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,891 pupils · 1,549 on roll
Free school meals: 51.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Replaced: Bradford Cathedral Community College (URN 132218)
Address: Lister Avenue, Bradford, BD4 7QS
Local authority: Bradford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources