Bradford Forster Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford EastConstituency

BD4 8RGPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 892 pupils. Bradford Forster Academy is part of Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.7%
EBacc average point score: 2.93

Ethnicity

White

67%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

892

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 892
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 May 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
12 Jul 2023	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
24 Apr 2018	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.