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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 27 February 2019Graded 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 entry218 applications · 102 places offered · 59 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2025 1.7; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2024 1.9; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2023 1.8; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2022 2.0; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2021 2.1; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2020 2.3; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2019 1.8; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2018 2.3; Bradford median median 2.7
- 2017 2.0; Bradford median median 3.0
- 2016 2.0; Bradford median median 4.3
- 2015 2.2; Bradford median median 4.1
- 2014 2.8; 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 | 102 | 218 | 2.1 | 59 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2025 | 147 | 246 | 1.7 | 72 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2024 | 154 | 295 | 1.9 | 88 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2023 | 172 | 312 | 1.8 | 86 | 0.50 |
| Sep 2022 | 157 | 316 | 2.0 | 107 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2021 | 160 | 328 | 2.1 | 113 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2020 | 154 | 350 | 2.3 | 110 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2019 | 157 | 276 | 1.8 | 86 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2018 | 147 | 337 | 2.3 | 92 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2017 | 164 | 331 | 2.0 | 94 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2016 | 174 | 344 | 2.0 | 98 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2015 | 180 | 391 | 2.2 | 107 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2014 | 160 | 445 | 2.8 | 127 | 0.79 |
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.) | 161 | 35.7 | 29% | 44% | – |
| 2024/25 | 158 | 31.6 | 26% | 46% | – |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 32.6 | 28% | 42% | −0.58 |
| 2022/23 | 162 | 36.7 | 33% | 46% | −0.13 |
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
- Oasis Academy Lister ParkThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Bradford20262.6applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Bradford20262.4applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Bradford20263.8applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BradfordOutstanding20244.8applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · BradfordRemains Outstanding20232.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · BradfordRemains Outstanding20247.8applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139995 · 380/4019
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 800 pupils · 732 on roll
- Free school meals
- 59.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Replaced
- The Challenge College (URN 132216)
- Address
- North Avenue, Bradford, BD8 7ND
- Local authority
- Bradford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources