Appleton Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 3 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bradford
Unique reference
145173
Address
Woodside Road, BD12 8AL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1254 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
10.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
50%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.3%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African2.2%
Pakistani4.1%
Other White4.9%
Mixed6.3%
White British76.4%
Other
2.2%
Unclassified
1.4%
Indian
0.7%
Caribbean
0.6%
Other Asian
0.4%
Gypsy/Roma
0.2%
Other Black
0.2%
Chinese
0.2%
Irish
0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
63%
Local authority average
60%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
12%
Local authority average
7%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award21
Health StudiesTechnical Award36
Sports StudiesTechnical Award40
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE27
English LanguageGCSE158
English LiteratureGCSE152
FrenchGCSE1
GeographyGCSE73
HistoryGCSE70
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Appleton Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
9
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
2
4
Reception, Full-time
31
19
12
Year 1
42
22
20
Year 2
55
31
24
Year 3
52
22
30
Year 4
61
33
28
Year 5
61
25
36
Year 6
52
27
25
Year 7
182
93
89
Year 8
181
94
87
Year 9
189
104
85
Year 10
167
78
89
Year 11
165
90
75
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
84.0%
85.5%
Further education
54.0%
39.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
18.0%
33.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
9.0%
10.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.6%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
6.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
6.0%
5.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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