Hanson Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford EastConstituency

BD2 1JPPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Hanson Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,503 pupils. Hanson Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 36.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.98

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

33%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,503

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,503
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
2 Jul 2020	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.