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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 March 2018Graded 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 entry259 applications · 134 places offered · 85 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2025 1.9; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2024 2.5; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2023 2.8; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2022 2.5; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2021 3.0; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2020 2.9; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2019 2.4; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2018 2.0; Bradford median median 2.7
- 2017 2.0; Bradford median median 3.0
- 2016 2.0; Bradford median median 4.3
- 2015 1.4; Bradford median median 4.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Bradford median median 3.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Bradford median
Dashed bars: as Belle Vue Boys' School (URN 107361), the previous school.
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 | 134 | 259 | 1.9 | 85 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2025 | 139 | 263 | 1.9 | 82 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2024 | 143 | 358 | 2.5 | 114 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2023 | 141 | 391 | 2.8 | 130 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 147 | 361 | 2.5 | 103 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2021 | 137 | 416 | 3.0 | 135 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 142 | 409 | 2.9 | 126 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 | 146 | 352 | 2.4 | 110 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2018 | 140 | 280 | 2.0 | 77 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2017 | 129 | 253 | 2.0 | 75 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2016 | 140 | 284 | 2.0 | 61 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2015 * | 115 | 161 | 1.4 | 41 | 0.36 |
| Sep 2014 * | 118 | 218 | 1.9 | 45 | 0.38 |
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.) | 133 | 36.4 | 33% | 50% | – |
| 2024/25 | 141 | 37.3 | 31% | 53% | – |
| 2023/24 | 150 | 32.7 | 28% | 45% | −0.71 |
| 2022/23 | 138 | 36.9 | 33% | 54% | −0.40 |
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
- Beckfoot Upper HeatonThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.9applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
- 0.2 km · Bradford20252.1applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · BradfordGood20222.3applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Bradford20262.4applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BradfordRequires improvement20242.5applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20254.5applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · BradfordOutstanding20244.8applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Bradford20263.2applications per place 40.8Attainment 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
- 142031 · 380/4025
- Trust
- Beckfoot Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 727 pupils · 679 on roll
- Free school meals
- 49.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Replaced
- Belle Vue Boys' School (URN 107361)
- Address
- Thorn Lane, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 6AL
- Local authority
- Bradford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources