Hanson Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 149011
- Address
- Sutton Avenue, BD2 1JP
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1552 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 29.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.5%
- Persistent absence
- 62.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
White British 46.6%
Pakistani 15.8%
Bangladeshi 8.8%
Mixed 7.7%
Other White 5.2%
Unclassified 4.1%
African 3.4%
Indian 3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.98
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.2
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.65
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
Admissions
Hanson Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 272
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 263 141 122 |
| Year 8 | 259 152 107 |
| Year 9 | 268 149 119 |
| Year 10 | 266 143 123 |
| Year 11 | 272 146 126 |
| Year 12 | 122 51 71 |
| Year 13 | 102 62 40 |