Bradford Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford EastConstituency

BD4 7QSPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Bradford Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 2–19, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,549 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.1%
EBacc average point score: 2.94

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

34%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,549

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,549
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Jun 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
20 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
27 Feb 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.