Appleton Academy

State-Funded School

appleton-academy-bradford-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford SouthConstituency

BD12 8ALPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Appleton Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–16, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,207 pupils. Appleton Academy is part of Exceed Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27%
EBacc average point score: 2.84

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,207

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,207
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Exceed Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Apr 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.