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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 5.3% |
| Mixed | 8.3% |
| Bangladeshi | 8.8% |
| Pakistani | 16.9% |
| White British | 44.3% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 21% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 36% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 35.1 |
| Local authority average | 40.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.98 |
| Local authority average | 3.56 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |