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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 11 October 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding · as Carlton Bolling College, URN 107413
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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 entry712 applications · 288 places offered · 365 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2025 2.7; Bradford median median 2.4
- 2024 2.3; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2023 2.2; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2022 2.3; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2021 2.0; Bradford median median 2.5
- 2020 2.1; Bradford median median 2.3
- 2019 2.0; Bradford median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Bradford median median 4.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Bradford median median 4.1; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Bradford median median 3.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Bradford median
Dashed bars: as Carlton Bolling College (URN 107413), 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 | 288 | 712 | 2.5 | 365 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2025 | 287 | 770 | 2.7 | 404 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2024 | 317 | 743 | 2.3 | 381 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2023 | 324 | 717 | 2.2 | 387 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2022 | 304 | 685 | 2.3 | 359 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 324 | 661 | 2.0 | 331 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 325 | 681 | 2.1 | 354 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2019 * | 310 | 633 | 2.0 | 285 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 * | 296 | 531 | 1.8 | 231 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2017 * | 279 | 525 | 1.9 | 189 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2016 * | 239 | 470 | 2.0 | 201 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2015 * | 239 | 505 | 2.1 | 192 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 * | 240 | 524 | 2.2 | 177 | 0.74 |
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.) | 317 | 43.8 | 38% | 58% | – |
| 2024/25 | 338 | 44.4 | 45% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 323 | 43.0 | 39% | 55% | +0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 317 | 41.5 | 32% | 51% | +0.06 |
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
- Carlton BollingThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20232.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · Bradford20263.8applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Bradford20262.6applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · BradfordGood20232.1applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · BradfordGood20242.5applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · BradfordRemains Good20242.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · BradfordGraded · no overall grade20259.5applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · BradfordGood20237.4applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 147100 · 380/4100
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,524 pupils · 1,633 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 June 2019
- Replaced
- Carlton Bolling College (URN 107413)
- Address
- Undercliffe Lane, Bradford, BD3 0DU
- Local authority
- Bradford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources