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Bradford Academy

All-through · Bradford · BD4 7QS · URN 135367

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-04-29Cohort 1549Church of EnglandNon-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 60
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 162 schools in Bradford

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    48%

    Bradford 59.9%England 61%

    11.9 percentage points below the area average of 59.9

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    2%

    Bradford 6.5%England 8%

    4.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    104

    Bradford 104.66England 105

    0.7 below the area average of 104.7

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    103

    Bradford 103.94England 105

    0.9 below the area average of 103.9

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    103

    Bradford 104.33England 105

    1.3 below the area average of 104.3

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    22%

    Bradford 24.7%England 32%

    2.7 percentage points below the area average of 24.7

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    57%

    Bradford 72.6%

    15.6 percentage points below the area average of 72.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    60%

    Bradford 70.1%

    10.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    60%

    Bradford 71.3%

    11.3 percentage points below the area average of 71.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    60

    Bradford 48

    12 above the area average of 48

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 221
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 50 schools in Bradford

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    33.1

    Bradford 40England 46.1

    6.9 below the area average of 40

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    23.1%

    Bradford 35%England 45.9%

    11.9 percentage points below the area average of 35

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    45.7%

    Bradford 54.4%

    8.7 percentage points below the area average of 54.4

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    2.94

    Bradford 3.51England 4.07

    0.6 below the area average of 3.5

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    4.1%

    Bradford 11.5%England 17.6%

    7.4 percentage points below the area average of 11.5

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    58.4%

    Bradford 41.5%

    16.9 percentage points above the area average of 41.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    56.6%

    Bradford 38.5%

    18.1 percentage points above the area average of 38.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    221

    Bradford 151

    70.1 above the area average of 150.9

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bradford · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
26.4 pupils per class
Secondary classes
22.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
24.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
51.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
16% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
8.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
22% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
2% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
13.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
48% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
74.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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