Academy sponsor led · Bradford

Laisterdyke Leadership Academy

11–18Ages
889Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
142681URN

Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Bradford median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bradford

365 applications for 176 places · 24th of 35 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.1of 90

Bradford 41.8 England 46.0

22nd of 35 in Bradford

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Bradford median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

365 applications · 176 places offered · 151 named it first

2026 2.1; Bradford median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Bradford median median 2.5
2023 1.8; Bradford median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Bradford median median 2.5
2021 1.9; Bradford median median 2.5
2020 1.9; Bradford median median 2.3
2019 2.3; Bradford median median 2.4
2018 2.1; Bradford median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Bradford median median 3.0
2016 2.0; Bradford median median 4.3; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Bradford median median 4.1; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Bradford median median 3.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bradford median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College (URN 107443), 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	176	365	2.1	151	0.86
Sep 2025	168	334	2.0	107	0.64
Sep 2024	176	316	1.8	110	0.63
Sep 2023	179	325	1.8	110	0.61
Sep 2022	175	327	1.9	102	0.58
Sep 2021	172	333	1.9	112	0.65
Sep 2020	153	294	1.9	75	0.49
Sep 2019	154	347	2.3	103	0.67
Sep 2018	166	347	2.1	111	0.67
Sep 2017	172	391	2.3	142	0.83
Sep 2016 *	183	362	2.0	114	0.62
Sep 2015 *	176	421	2.4	149	0.85
Sep 2014 *	180	450	2.5	154	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.122nd of 35 in Bradford

Bradford 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%23rd of 35 in Bradford

Bradford 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Bradford 60% England 66%

This school
Bradford median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	38.1	37%	51%	–
2024/25	163	36.1	33%	53%	–
2023/24	165	35.8	35%	51%	−0.43
2022/23	166	31.7	24%	36%	−0.90

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

Laisterdyke Leadership AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Remains Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Bradford Forster Academy
2.0 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
2.3 km · Bradford

2026

3.8applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
Bronte Girls' Academy
2.4 km · Bradford

Good2024

2.5applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
2.4 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.4applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Bradford Academy
2.4 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Hanson Academy
3.0 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Valley Academy
3.2 km · Bradford

2026

2.6applications per place 41.1Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 142681 · 380/4027
Trust: Star Academies
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 889 on roll
Free school meals: 48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College (URN 107443)
Address: Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8HE
Local authority: Bradford

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