Bradford Forster Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 11 2025 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
- 969 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 27.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.5%
White British 53.7%
Other White 14.1%
African 10.5%
Mixed 6.9%
Pakistani 6.4%
Unclassified 2.5%
Other 1.3%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.6
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.93
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 38 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 16 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Bradford Forster Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 97 88 |
| Year 8 | 192 91 101 |
| Year 9 | 195 97 98 |
| Year 10 | 195 84 111 |
| Year 11 | 202 109 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 11.0% 5.2% 3.0% |