Bradford Forster Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Mar 23 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 140429
- Address
- Fenby Avenue, BD4 8RG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 974 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 23.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.1%
- Persistent absence
- 42.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.4%
White British 55.3%
Other White 14.1%
African 8.1%
Pakistani 7%
Mixed 6.7%
Unclassified 2.4%
Other 1.7%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.8
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.73
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 24 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 63 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 28 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 5 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
Bradford Forster Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 193 90 103 |
| Year 8 | 194 99 95 |
| Year 9 | 198 92 106 |
| Year 10 | 201 108 93 |
| Year 11 | 188 95 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 84.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 46.0% 36.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 34.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 12.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 1.2% |