Bradford Academy

School overview

Bradford Academy is an all-through school serving Bradford, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 1,682 pupils aged 2 to 19 on roll. 48% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 33.1, well below the national average of 46. On our composite score, Bradford Academy ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Bradford Academy their first choice was offered one of its 38 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 14.2%. There are about 13.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 55% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Bradford Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.