Oastlers School

State-Funded School

oastlers-school-bradford-yorkshire-and-the-humber-149519

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford EastConstituency

BD4 7RHPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Oastlers School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 179 pupils. Oastlers School is part of Exceed Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Exceptional

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 14.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.99

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

179

Total Pupils

89%Boys

11%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

70%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 179
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Exceed Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	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.