Photo: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0The schools around Bradford answer to 4 boards
The largest is Simcoe County DSB, with 9; beside it are Simcoe Muskoka CDSB, York Region DSB and York CDSB. Of its 17 tested schools, 3 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 6 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Bradford: 16 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 9,525 students.
What stands out about Bradford’s schools
No French-language school
None of the 18 schools here teaches in French; in Ontario, 10% of schools do. Language ↓
One big school
Bradford District High School is the largest school here, with 1,345 students. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 4 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe County DSBBradford District, Fieldcrest, Chris Hadfield, Marshview, Harvest Hills, W. H. Day, Fred C Cook, Hon Earl Rowe … | English public | 9 | 5,220 |
| Simcoe Muskoka CDSBHoly Trinity Catholic, St. Marie of the Incarnation Separate, St Angela Merici Catholic, St Charles, St. Teresa of Calcutta, St Jean de Brebeuf Separate, Bradford Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 3,820 |
| York Region DSBSchomberg | English public | 1 | 140 |
| York CDSBSt Patrick Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 345 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Bradford’s schools do on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
Its School Grade is B+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 15 | 71% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 15 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 15 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 15 | 87% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 15 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 15 | 49% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 54% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 87% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 math, where the area’s schools reach 56% against 65% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 4 below, out of 8. Over three years, 6 schools gained on most measures and 9 lost ground.
Every school’s results (17)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Marshview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| St Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| Bradford District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 59% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Sir William Osler Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Chris Hadfield Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 61% | Middle fifth |
| Fieldcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Schomberg Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| St Angela Merici Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| St Charles SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Harvest Hills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Fred C Cook Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 37% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 48% | Fourth fifth |
| St Jean de Brebeuf Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 29% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Marie of the Incarnation Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Hon Earl Rowe Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| W. H. Day Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 42% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 41% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 18 schools in and around Bradford are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Bradford
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
No school here teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Bradford’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 10 and English Catholic 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Bradford
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 18 schools in and around Bradford
High schools within reach of Bradford
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
8 secondary schools are within 15 km: 6 English public and 2 English Catholic. Holy Trinity Catholic High School is closest, at 0.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe Muskoka CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,125 | 0.1 km |
| Bradford District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,345 | 0.4 km |
| Dr John M Denison Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,000 | 9.3 km |
| Sir William Mulock Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,190 | 12 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,295 | 12 km |
| Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,240 | 12 km |
| Newmarket High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,515 | 14 km |
| Aurora High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,020 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sault Ste. Marie | 81,182 | 36 | 11,455 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Woodstock | 55,572 | 21 | 8,555 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Roseborough | 54,539 | 81 | 40,865 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| Cornwall | 54,346 | 25 | 8,985 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Keswick | 53,630 | 19 | 7,445 | 0 | 6 km |
| Bradford | 51,346 | 18 | 9,525 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Alliston | 50,739 | 18 | 9,475 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Innisfil | 50,686 | 35 | 18,590 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Quinte West | 50,385 | 40 | 11,730 | 5 | 3 km |
| St. Thomas | 49,388 | 14 | 8,555 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands | 31,360 | 81 | 24,545 | 5 | 1.1 km |
40 of the 49 others have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 38 of the 50 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bradford
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 km |
| Newmarket 11 km | 48 | 2 | 13 | 2.2 km |
| East Gwillimbury 12 km | 37 | 2 | 11 | 5.4 km |
| Aurora 15 km | 46 | 3 | 16 | 1 km |
| Alliston 18 km | 18 | 0 | 9 | 5.5 km |
| King 18 km | 70 | 3 | 28 | 5.3 km |
Of the neighbours, King counts the most schools: 70.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Bradford’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
Questions about schools in Bradford
Which boards run the schools in Bradford?
By number of schools: Simcoe County DSB (9), Simcoe Muskoka CDSB (7), York Region DSB (1) and York CDSB (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Bradford?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Bradford?
Not near Bradford: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Bradford?
16 are inside the town itself and 2 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).