Bradford Alternative Provision Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

ShipleyConstituency

BD18 3JEPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bradford Alternative Provision Academy is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 80 pupils. Bradford Alternative Provision Academy is part of Exceed Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

15%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

63%Boys

38%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

79%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 80
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Exceed Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Jun 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Mar 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.