Hanson Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
- 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
- 1530 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 30.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44%
- Persistent absence
- 39.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 44.3%
Pakistani 16.9%
Bangladeshi 8.8%
Mixed 8.3%
African 5.3%
Other White 5%
Indian 3.1%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other 2.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.97
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Hanson Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 278
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 246 129 117 |
| Year 8 | 273 147 126 |
| Year 9 | 261 156 105 |
| Year 10 | 285 157 128 |
| Year 11 | 275 145 130 |
| Year 12 | 105 56 49 |
| Year 13 | 85 31 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 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 | 12.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 5.2% 3.0% |