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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 26 January 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry1,181 applications · 151 places offered · 344 named it first
- 2026 7.8; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2025 8.0; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2024 7.9; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2023 7.2; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2022 7.8; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2021 7.9; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2020 8.5; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2019 7.8; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2018 6.9; Bradford median median 2.7
- 2017 5.0; Bradford median median 3.0
- 2016 4.4; Bradford median median 4.3
- 2015 4.8; Bradford median median 4.1
- 2014 4.8; 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 | 151 | 1,181 | 7.8 | 344 | 2.28 |
| Sep 2025 | 150 | 1,195 | 8.0 | 355 | 2.37 |
| Sep 2024 | 157 | 1,232 | 7.9 | 359 | 2.29 |
| Sep 2023 | 159 | 1,138 | 7.2 | 306 | 1.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 156 | 1,216 | 7.8 | 288 | 1.85 |
| Sep 2021 | 158 | 1,240 | 7.9 | 299 | 1.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 156 | 1,329 | 8.5 | 387 | 2.48 |
| Sep 2019 | 158 | 1,238 | 7.8 | 364 | 2.30 |
| Sep 2018 | 158 | 1,082 | 6.9 | 298 | 1.89 |
| Sep 2017 | 159 | 799 | 5.0 | 202 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2016 | 159 | 702 | 4.4 | 177 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2015 | 159 | 755 | 4.8 | 151 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 | 180 | 860 | 4.8 | 198 | 1.10 |
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.) | 168 | 54.7 | 64% | 77% | – |
| 2024/25 | 167 | 52.7 | 55% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 169 | 53.4 | 57% | 74% | +0.54 |
| 2022/23 | 167 | 52.3 | 59% | 74% | +0.48 |
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
- Dixons Kings AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20247.8applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · BradfordOutstanding20244.8applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · BradfordGood20237.4applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · BradfordRequires improvement20242.5applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20259.5applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20251.0applications per place 30.1Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · BradfordSpecial measures 20262.1applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · BradfordStandards maintained20247.7applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137277 · 380/4004
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 800 pupils · 818 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Address
- Northside Road, Bradford, BD7 2AN
- Local authority
- Bradford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources