Belle Vue Girls' Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Bradford, Bradford
BD9 6NA
Composite score
54.0

Belle Vue Girls' Academy at a glance

Located in Bradford, Bradford, Belle Vue Girls' Academy is a girls' secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 956 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 43.2 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 0.6 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% 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. Belle Vue Girls' 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 further down the page.

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#2,030
National rank
#184
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#16
In Bradford
Top 64%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
43.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
32%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
60%
% EBacc grade 5+
17%
EBacc average points score
3.98

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 11/11/2025 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
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Curriculum and teaching
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Attendance and behaviour
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Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
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Safeguarding standards
Met
Post-16 provision
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 956 % FSM ever-6 38.4% % EAL 48.1% Age range 11–18 Gender Girls

Location

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