Bradford Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- All-through
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 12 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 135367
- Address
- Teasdale Street, BD4 7QJ
- Website
- www.bradfordacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1738 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 24.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.3%
- Persistent absence
- 36.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 40%
Pakistani 31.9%
Mixed 10.4%
Other White 5.7%
African 3.9%
Other Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.7%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingWell below average-5
MathsAverage-1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 42%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 61 |
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 75 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Bradford Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 4 6 |
Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 30 16 14 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 4 7 |
Reception, Full-time | 47 22 25 |
Year 1 | 56 30 26 |
Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
Year 3 | 59 31 28 |
Year 4 | 58 31 27 |
Year 5 | 61 37 24 |
Year 6 | 60 27 33 |
Year 7 | 229 132 97 |
Year 8 | 229 134 95 |
Year 9 | 233 129 104 |
Year 10 | 232 129 103 |
Year 11 | 230 128 102 |
Year 12 | 94 35 59 |
Year 13 | 33 13 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 81.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 35.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 37.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 73.0% 72.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 15.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 14.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 1.7% |