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Schools in Bradford · DfE, Ofsted

Bradford’s state schools trail 75% of towns in England on results

Across their best eight GCSEs, pupils in Bradford score 41.6 on Attainment 8, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (46.9) and towns in England (45.9). 134 state-funded schools are located in Bradford’s built-up area. Bradford grades C for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #80 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

58%meet the KS2 standard 41.6Attainment 8 #80of 91 in West Yorkshire

State schools

134

100 primary, 24 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

58%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

41.6

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

39%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Bradford’s schools

82%meet the KS2 standard at Barkerend Leadership, with 41% on free school meals

Barkerend Leadership beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy, 41% of pupils are on free school meals and 82% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 57%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Bradford grades C for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (58% meet the standard)Better than 34% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (41.6 and 39%)Better than 25% of towns in England

Each of Bradford’s 98 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Bradford’s 24 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolBradford’s average school

The primary figure: 100 primaries in the town, 15,704 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 24 secondaries in the town, 4,643 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 7% at Idle CofE Primary School to 70% at Knowleswood Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy does best: 82% with 41% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 57%. 44 of 98 primaries and 11 of 24 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Barkerend Primary Leadership AcademyKS2 %	41%	82%	57%	+25
Lift FevershamKS2 %	33%	84%	59%	+25
Holybrook Primary SchoolKS2 %	62%	71%	51%	+20
Horton Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	52%	73%	54%	+19
Marshfield PrimaryKS2 %	27%	80%	61%	+19
Thornbury Primary Leadership AcademyKS2 %	32%	78%	60%	+18
Brackenhill Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	77%	59%	+18
Copthorne Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	77%	60%	+17
Thackley Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	82%	66%	+16
Hollingwood AcademyKS2 %	30%	76%	60%	+16
Farfield Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	53%	68%	54%	+14
Beckfoot Heaton PrimaryKS2 %	38%	72%	58%	+14
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	16%	78%	64%	+14
Newhall Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	69%	57%	+12
Bowling Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	46%	66%	56%	+10
Thorpe PrimaryKS2 %	48%	65%	55%	+10
Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyAttainment 8	35%	55	45	+10
St John's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	69%	59%	+10
St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	66%	57%	+9
Rainbow Primary Leadership AcademyKS2 %	34%	68%	59%	+9
Dixons Marchbank PrimaryKS2 %	26%	70%	62%	+8
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	20%	71%	63%	+8
Dixons McMillan AcademyAttainment 8	38%	52	44	+8
Cavendish Primary SchoolKS2 %	51%	62%	54%	+8
Dixons Kings AcademyAttainment 8	31%	55	47	+8
Dixons Trinity AcademyAttainment 8	36%	53	45	+7
Bradford Girls' Grammar SchoolAttainment 8	49%	47	41	+6
All Saints CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	49%	61%	55%	+6
Dixons City AcademyAttainment 8	32%	53	47	+6
Miriam Lord Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	65%	59%	+6
Blakehill Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	69%	64%	+5
Bankfoot Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	67%	62%	+5
Killinghall Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	66%	61%	+5
St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	60%	55%	+5
Appleton AcademyKS2 %	51%	59%	54%	+5
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, BradfordAttainment 8	36%	50	45	+4
Swain House Primary SchoolKS2 %	38%	62%	58%	+4
Bronte Girls' AcademyAttainment 8	38%	48	44	+3
Greengates Primary AcademyKS2 %	32%	63%	60%	+3
Byron Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	59%	56%	+3
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	43%	59%	57%	+2
Newby Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	61%	59%	+2
Carlton BollingAttainment 8	46%	44	42	+2
Lidget Green AcademyKS2 %	42%	59%	57%	+2
Lilycroft Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	60%	58%	+2
Lower Fields Primary AcademyKS2 %	45%	58%	56%	+2
Valley AcademyAttainment 8	53%	41	39	+2
Lapage Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	40%	59%	57%	+2
Ryecroft Primary AcademyKS2 %	64%	52%	51%	+1
Stocks Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	15%	66%	65%	+1
Belle Vue Girls' AcademyAttainment 8	41%	44	43	+1
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	34%	60%	59%	+1
Atlas Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	34%	60%	59%	+1
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	12%	66%	65%	+1
Sandy Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	60%	60%	+0
Horton Grange Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	58%	58%	−0
Low Moor CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	63%	64%	−1
Oasis Academy Lister ParkAttainment 8	60%	36	37	−1
Farnham AcademyKS2 %	31%	58%	60%	−2
Grove House AcademyKS2 %	34%	57%	59%	−2
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAttainment 8	28%	45	48	−2
Poplars Farm Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	58%	61%	−3
Wibsey Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	57%	60%	−3
Laisterdyke Leadership AcademyAttainment 8	48%	38	41	−3
Carlton MillsKS2 %	42%	54%	57%	−3
Dixons Allerton AcademyAttainment 8	37%	42	45	−3
Woodside AcademyKS2 %	48%	52%	55%	−3
Co-op Academy BeckfieldKS2 %	48%	52%	55%	−3
Westbourne Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	55%	58%	−3
Bradford Forster AcademyAttainment 8	47%	38	41	−3
Dixons Music PrimaryKS2 %	22%	59%	63%	−4
Margaret McMillan Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	55%	59%	−4
Wellington Primary SchoolKS2 %	29%	57%	61%	−4
Co-op Academy Penny OaksKS2 %	39%	54%	58%	−4
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary SchoolKS2 %	17%	60%	64%	−4
Appleton AcademyAttainment 8	51%	36	40	−4
Beckfoot Upper HeatonAttainment 8	49%	36	41	−4
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	45%	52%	56%	−4
Co-op Academy ParklandKS2 %	59%	48%	52%	−4
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	22%	58%	62%	−4
Immanuel CollegeAttainment 8	33%	42	46	−4
Bradford AcademyAttainment 8	51%	35	40	−5
Home Farm Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	55%	60%	−5
Hanson AcademyAttainment 8	47%	36	41	−5
Co-op Academy PrincevilleKS2 %	41%	52%	57%	−5
Bradford AcademyKS2 %	51%	49%	54%	−5
Dixons Allerton AcademyKS2 %	37%	53%	58%	−5
Southmere Primary AcademyKS2 %	61%	46%	52%	−6
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	42%	51%	57%	−6
Westminster Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	48%	49%	55%	−6
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College AcademyAttainment 8	46%	35	42	−6
Clayton St John CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	52%	59%	−7
Idle CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	7%	60%	67%	−7
St Oswald's Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	55%	46%	53%	−7
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	30%	53%	60%	−7
Dixons Manningham AcademyKS2 %	33%	52%	60%	−8
Girlington Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	49%	57%	−8
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	56%	64%	−8
Co-op Academy GrangeAttainment 8	57%	30	38	−8
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	35%	51%	59%	−8
Frizinghall Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	52%	60%	−8
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	34%	51%	59%	−8
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	33%	51%	59%	−8
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	51%	60%	−9
Peel Park Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	41%	48%	57%	−9
Reevy Hill Primary SchoolKS2 %	53%	44%	54%	−10
Beckfoot ThorntonAttainment 8	40%	34	44	−10
The Academy At St. JamesKS2 %	48%	45%	55%	−10
Whetley AcademyKS2 %	41%	47%	57%	−10
Fagley Primary SchoolKS2 %	38%	47%	58%	−11
Woodlands Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	23%	51%	62%	−11
Clayton Village AcademyKS2 %	18%	51%	64%	−13
Iqra Primary AcademyKS2 %	23%	48%	62%	−14
Green Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	43%	57%	−14
Shirley Manor Primary SchoolKS2 %	57%	38%	53%	−15
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	33%	44%	60%	−16
Ley Top Primary SchoolKS2 %	48%	37%	55%	−18
Crossley Hall AcademyKS2 %	36%	40%	59%	−19
Worthinghead Primary SchoolKS2 %	23%	42%	62%	−20
Knowleswood Primary SchoolKS2 %	70%	27%	49%	−22
Hill Top CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	41%	63%	−22
Carrwood Primary SchoolKS2 %	64%	26%	51%	−25

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Bradford

Bradford Council handles applications for every state school in Bradford, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 33 of Bradford’s 121 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 25 schools are at or over it.

Swain House incl. nursery119%

Girlington incl. nursery117%

Hollingwood incl. nursery114%

Lift Feversham incl. nursery114%

Wellington incl. nursery113%

St Francis incl. nursery111%

Feversham Girls' Secondary111%

St Stephen's incl. nursery110%

Cavendish incl. nursery109%

St Columba's incl. nursery108%

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St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' incl. nursery108%

Carlton Bolling107%

Farnham incl. nursery105%

Dixons Marchbank incl. nursery104%

St Anthony's incl. nursery104%

Marshfield incl. nursery103%

Hill Top102%

Dixons Kings102%

Byron incl. nursery102%

Poplars Farm incl. nursery102%

Beckfoot Allerton incl. nursery101%

Lapage incl. nursery101%

Blakehill100%

Dixons Trinity100%

Dixons Music100%

All Saints incl. nursery100%

Beckfoot Heaton incl. nursery100%

St Luke's100%

Dixons McMillan99%

Holybrook incl. nursery99%

Dixons City99%

Laisterdyke Leadership99%

Stocks Lane99%

Bronte Girls'98%

St Joseph's incl. nursery98%

Horton Park98%

Frizinghall incl. nursery98%

Worthinghead97%

Wibsey incl. nursery96%

Newby incl. nursery96%

Beckfoot Thornton96%

Killinghall incl. nursery95%

St John's incl. nursery95%

Valley95%

Sandy Lane incl. nursery94%

Greengates incl. nursery94%

Copthorne incl. nursery94%

St Paul's94%

Home Farm incl. nursery94%

Dixons Allerton incl. nursery94%

Low Moor94%

St John the Evangelist94%

Immanuel College94%

Beckfoot Upper Heaton93%

Thackley incl. nursery93%

Thorpe93%

Idle93%

Brackenhill incl. nursery93%

St Bede's and St Joseph's92%

Bradford Girls' Grammar92%

Co-op Academy Grange92%

Oasis Academy Lister Park92%

Co-op Academy Beckfield incl. nursery91%

Farfield incl. nursery91%

Peel Park incl. nursery91%

Clayton Village91%

Heaton St Barnabas'91%

Horton Grange incl. nursery91%

St Matthew's incl. nursery91%

Westbourne incl. nursery91%

St. Clare's90%

Iqra incl. nursery90%

Woodlands incl. nursery90%

Co-op Academy Penny Oaks incl. nursery90%

Lady Royd89%

St Philip's incl. nursery89%

Co-op Academy Parkland incl. nursery89%

Lower Fields incl. nursery89%

Miriam Lord incl. nursery88%

Appleton incl. nursery88%

Lilycroft87%

Bankfoot incl. nursery87%

St Winefride's incl. nursery87%

Grove House incl. nursery87%

Bowling Park incl. nursery87%

Fagley incl. nursery87%

Clayton St John incl. nursery87%

Knowleswood incl. nursery86%

St Oswald's incl. nursery86%

Our Lady and St Brendan's86%

Co-op Academy Princeville incl. nursery85%

Bradford Forster85%

Crossley Hall incl. nursery85%

Ryecroft incl. nursery84%

Hanson84%

Margaret McMillan incl. nursery83%

Barkerend Leadership incl. nursery83%

Reevy Hill incl. nursery82%

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College82%

Green Lane incl. nursery82%

Newhall Park incl. nursery82%

Bradford incl. nursery82%

Dixons Manningham incl. nursery82%

Ley Top incl. nursery80%

Southmere incl. nursery80%

Belle Vue Girls'79%

Thornbury Leadership incl. nursery79%

Rainbow Leadership78%

Atlas incl. nursery78%

St Matthew's incl. nursery76%

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford75%

Shirley Manor incl. nursery71%

Westminster incl. nursery70%

Woodside incl. nursery70%

The Academy At St. James incl. nursery69%

Lidget Green incl. nursery68%

Carlton Mills incl. nursery68%

Meadow Bank Community incl. nursery68%

Carrwood incl. nursery61%

St William's56%

Whetley incl. nursery55%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

134 state schools in Bradford

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Bradford’s schoolsA 19B 25C 54D 2313 without a letter

Primary schools97 · best KS2 results first

Lift Feversham

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

478 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

82% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

520 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Thackley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

82% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

465 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Marshfield Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

442 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

495 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

218 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Copthorne Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

517 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Brackenhill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

444 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Hollingwood Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

479 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Lady Royd Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school

A⁻

350 pupils

Horton Park Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

422 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Beckfoot Heaton Primary

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

752 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Holybrook Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

256 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2022

St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

226 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Dixons Marchbank Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

479 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

St John's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

469 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Blakehill Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

421 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Newhall Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

409 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Farfield Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

384 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

329 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Bankfoot Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

247 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Killinghall Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Foundation

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

706 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bowling Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

615 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Catholic

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

234 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

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St Philip's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

210 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Stocks Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Miriam Lord Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

370 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

Thorpe Primary

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

192 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Low Moor CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

395 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Greengates Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

204 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Swain House Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

498 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Cavendish Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

456 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

All Saints CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

628 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Newby Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

442 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Stephen's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

460 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Idle CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

389 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

382 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Lilycroft Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

367 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Sandy Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

326 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

218 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Atlas Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

186 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Byron Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

641 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Lapage Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

634 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Lidget Green Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

508 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Dixons Music Primary

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

420 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2022

St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

190 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Horton Grange Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

682 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Poplars Farm Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

457 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Farnham Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

441 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Lower Fields Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

395 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

388 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Wibsey Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

659 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Wellington Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

473 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Grove House Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

411 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

197 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Margaret McMillan Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

553 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Home Farm Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

456 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Westbourne Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

381 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Carlton Mills

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

287 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Co-op Academy Penny Oaks

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

188 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Luke's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

209 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

420 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Frizinghall Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

410 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Co-op Academy Princeville

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

392 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Dixons Manningham Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

368 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Clayton St John CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

364 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Woodside Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

362 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Ryecroft Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

199 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Co-op Academy Beckfield

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

192 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

426 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

342 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

338 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

St Paul's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

198 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Clayton Village Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

191 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

180 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

106 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Girlington Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

492 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Westminster Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

444 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Iqra Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

616 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Peel Park Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

529 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Co-op Academy Parkland

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

186 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Whetley Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

387 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Fagley Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

269 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

412 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

Southmere Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

322 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

The Academy At St. James

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

310 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Reevy Hill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

216 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

117 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Green Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

43% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

518 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Worthinghead Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Community

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

203 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Crossley Hall Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

40% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

644 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hill Top CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Foundation · Church of England

41% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

215 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Ley Top Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

37% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

338 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Meadow Bank Community School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

D⁻

286 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

Shirley Manor Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

D⁻

38% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

168 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Knowleswood Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

D⁻

27% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

363 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Carrwood Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

D⁻

26% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

285 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

All-through schools3 · primary and secondary in one

Dixons Allerton Academy

All-through · ages 3–19 · Academy

41.9 Attainment 8 · 39% grade 5+ E&M

1,775 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Bradford Academy

All-through · ages 2–19 · Academy · Church of England

35.2 Attainment 8 · 28% grade 5+ E&M

1,549 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Appleton Academy

All-through · ages 3–16 · Academy

36 Attainment 8 · 24% grade 5+ E&M

1,207 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Secondary schools21 · best GCSE results first

Dixons Kings Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

54.7 Attainment 8 · 64% grade 5+ E&M

818 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Free school · Muslim, boys

A⁻

49.8 Attainment 8 · 66% grade 5+ E&M

598 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Dixons City Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

A⁻

52.5 Attainment 8 · 57% grade 5+ E&M

892 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Muslim, girls

A⁻

55.3 Attainment 8 · 53% grade 5+ E&M

796 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Dixons Trinity Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

A⁻

52.5 Attainment 8 · 54% grade 5+ E&M

671 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Dixons McMillan Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

B⁺

52.2 Attainment 8 · 53% grade 5+ E&M

665 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bronte Girls' Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school · girls

B⁻

47.9 Attainment 8 · 44% grade 5+ E&M

709 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Bradford Girls' Grammar School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school · girls

B⁻

46.8 Attainment 8 · 45% grade 5+ E&M

667 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

45.4 Attainment 8 · 47% grade 5+ E&M

1,800 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Belle Vue Girls' Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · girls

B⁻

44.4 Attainment 8 · 46% grade 5+ E&M

910 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

Carlton Bolling

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

43.8 Attainment 8 · 38% grade 5+ E&M

1,633 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Valley Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

41.1 Attainment 8 · 43% grade 5+ E&M

356 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Immanuel College

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Church of England

41.8 Attainment 8 · 40% grade 5+ E&M

1,732 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Hanson Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁻

36.3 Attainment 8 · 45% grade 5+ E&M

1,503 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Laisterdyke Leadership Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁻

38.1 Attainment 8 · 37% grade 5+ E&M

889 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bradford Forster Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy · Church of England

C⁻

37.7 Attainment 8 · 33% grade 5+ E&M

892 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Beckfoot Upper Heaton

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

36.4 Attainment 8 · 33% grade 5+ E&M

679 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Oasis Academy Lister Park

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

35.7 Attainment 8 · 29% grade 5+ E&M

732 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

35.3 Attainment 8 · 24% grade 5+ E&M

1,325 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Beckfoot Thornton

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

D⁻

34 Attainment 8 · 24% grade 5+ E&M

1,243 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Co-op Academy Grange

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

D⁻

30.1 Attainment 8 · 18% grade 5+ E&M

1,379 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Special schools, nurseries and colleges13 · no letter: their results don’t compare

Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford

Sixth form / 16–19 · ages 16–19 · Free school

No letter

1,238 pupils

Co-op Academy Southfield

Special school · ages 11–19 · Academy

No letter

378 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Chellow Heights Special School

Special school · ages 2–11 · Community

No letter

269 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre

Nursery · ages 0–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

242 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Co-op Academy Delius

Special school · ages 2–11 · Academy

No letter

198 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Oastlers School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Academy

No letter

12.1 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

179 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

162 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

High Park School

Special school · ages 3–19 · Academy

No letter

135 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Lilycroft Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

116 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Abbey Green Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–4 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

97 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Midland Road Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

84 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy

Alternative provision · ages 4–14 · Academy

No letter

68 pupilsOfsted: Good 2020

New College Bradford

Sixth form / 16–19 · ages 16–19 · Free school

No letter

0 pupils

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 6Good 33Report card 21Requires improvement 4Ungraded inspection only 67No published grade 3

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 21 of Bradford’s 134 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
Cavendish Primary SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Newhall Park Primary SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
The Academy At St. JamesJuly 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Carrwood Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Knowleswood Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—
Appleton AcademyJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Worthinghead Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Needs attention	—
Lidget Green AcademyJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyMay 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Strong standard
Frizinghall Primary SchoolMay 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Strong standard	Needs attention	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Beckfoot ThorntonApril 2026	Not met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Urgent improvement	Needs attention	Urgent improvement	—	—
Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyApril 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Expected standard
Ley Top Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Urgent improvement	Urgent improvement	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	—
Home Farm Primary SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Valley AcademyMarch 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	—
Oastlers SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	—	Exceptional
Copthorne Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—
Miriam Lord Primary SchoolDecember 2025	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Belle Vue Girls' AcademyNovember 2025	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard

Who runs them

20 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
Bradford Diocesan Academies TrustImmanuel College, Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College, Belle Vue Girls', Bradford Forster, Bradford Girls' Grammar, St John's, Westminster, St Oswald's, Clayton St John, Lady Royd, St Matthew's, The Academy At St. James, St Philip's, Woodlands	14	8,529	CDB⁻C⁻B⁻B⁺C⁻DC⁻A⁻C⁻DBC⁻
Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy TrustSt Bede's and St Joseph's, St Columba's, St Winefride's, St Joseph's, St Francis, St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs', St Anthony's, St Matthew's, St John the Evangelist, St. Clare's, Our Lady and St Brendan's, St William's	12	4,530	B⁻C⁻C⁺C⁻BA⁻AC⁺CC⁺C⁻D
Exceed Academies TrustAppleton, Horton Grange, Bowling Park, Copthorne, Cavendish, Horton Park, Knowleswood, Holybrook, Oastlers, Park Aspire Alternative Provision	10	4,765	DC⁺BAB⁻A⁻D⁻A⁻
Dixons Academies TrustDixons Allerton, Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford, Dixons City, Dixons Kings, Dixons Trinity, Dixons McMillan, Dixons Marchbank, Dixons Music, Dixons Manningham	9	7,326	CA⁻AA⁻B⁺B⁺C⁺C⁻
Delta Academies TrustHanson, Lower Fields, Whetley, Valley, Southmere, Greengates, Ryecroft	7	3,366	C⁻C⁺DCDB⁻C⁻
Co-Operative Academies TrustCo-op Academy Grange, Co-op Academy Princeville, Co-op Academy Southfield, Co-op Academy Delius, Co-op Academy Beckfield, Co-op Academy Penny Oaks, Co-op Academy Parkland	7	2,913	D⁻C⁻C⁻CC⁻
Impact Education Multi Academy TrustCrossley Hall, Lidget Green, Hollingwood, Farnham, Grove House, Clayton Village	6	2,674	DC⁺AC⁺CC⁻
Priestley Academy TrustMargaret McMillan, Green Lane, Westbourne, Miriam Lord, Lilycroft, Atlas	6	2,375	CDCBC⁺C⁺
Star AcademiesLaisterdyke Leadership, Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford, Barkerend Leadership, Thornbury Leadership, Rainbow Leadership	5	2,831	C⁻A⁻AAB⁺
Carlton Academy TrustCarlton Bolling, Marshfield, Carlton Mills, Thorpe, High Park	5	2,689	CACB
Beckfoot TrustBeckfoot Thornton, Beckfoot Heaton, Beckfoot Upper Heaton, Beckfoot Allerton	4	3,100	D⁻A⁻DC⁻
Iexel Education TrustFeversham Girls' Secondary, Bronte Girls', Iqra	3	2,121	A⁻B⁻C⁻
Northern Star Academies TrustByron, Lapage, Meadow Bank Community	3	1,561	C⁺C⁺D⁻
Leading Learners Multi Academy TrustWoodside, Carrwood, Reevy Hill	3	863	C⁻D⁻D
Bradford Academy TrustBradford	1	1,549	D
Oasis Community LearningOasis Academy Lister Park	1	732	D
Collaborative Learning TrustAll Saints	1	628	B⁻
Lift SchoolsLift Feversham	1	478	A⁺
Family of Learning TrustShirley Manor	1	168	D⁻
New Collaborative Learning TrustNew College Bradford	1	0	—
Bradford CouncilKillinghall, Wibsey, Peel Park, Swain House, Girlington, Wellington, Thackley, St Stephen's, Poplars Farm, Home Farm, Brackenhill, Newby, Blakehill, Frizinghall, Newhall Park, Low Moor, Idle, Farfield, Heaton St Barnabas', Ley Top, Sandy Lane, Chellow Heights Special, Fagley, Bankfoot, St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre, Hill Top, St Luke's, Stocks Lane, Worthinghead, St Paul's, Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families, Lilycroft Nursery, Abbey Green Nursery, Midland Road Nursery	34	12,053	BCC⁻B⁻C⁻CAC⁺C⁺CAB⁻B⁺C⁻B⁺B⁻C⁺B⁺C⁺D⁻C⁺DBDC⁻BDC⁻

After 16

Where Bradford’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

9 of Bradford’s 24 state secondaries have sixth forms: Belle Vue Girls', Bradford, Dixons Allerton, Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford, Feversham Girls' Secondary, Hanson, Immanuel College, Laisterdyke Leadership and St Bede's and St Joseph's. Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford and New College Bradford are state 16–19 schools in the city. Bradford College, a further-education college, is in the city.

Secondaries with a sixth form

9 of 24

state schools in Bradford

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: Bradford College

Grammar schools in Bradford

no selective state secondaries

College	Distance
Bradford CollegeFurther-education college · BD7 1AY	in Bradford
Shipley CollegeFurther-education college · BD18 3JW	3.2 mi
Calderdale CollegeFurther-education college · HX1 3UZ	6.9 mi
Luminate Education GroupFurther-education college · LS3 1AA	8.3 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Bradford

Bradford has 5 special schools (Chellow Heights Special, Co-op Academy Delius, Co-op Academy Southfield, High Park and Oastlers: 1,159 pupils) and 1 alternative provision school, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Bradford Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Bradford Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

33rd of 36 English towns and cities of 234,000 to 451,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Bradford, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
…
29	Leicester Leicestershire	B⁻	61%	46.3	45%
30	Bristol Bristol	B⁻	60%	47	46%
31	Nottingham Nottinghamshire	C⁺	60%	44.7	43%
32	Coventry West Midlands	C⁺	59%	45	45%
33	Bradford West Yorkshire	C	58%	41.6	39%
34	Derby Derbyshire	C⁻	56%	44	40%
35	Southampton Hampshire	C⁻	58%	41.7	37%
36	Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire	C⁻	59%	40.8	34%

Neighbours

Bradford and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

ShipleyOakenshawThorntonBaildonPudseyCalverleyShelf and NorthowramBradford

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Bradford 134 schools	C	58%	41.6
Shipley 11 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.7 mi	B⁻	64%	43.7
Oakenshaw 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.2 mi	C⁻	58%	41
Thornton 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3.6 mi	C	57%	44.1
Baildon 5 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.7 mi	B	65%	44.6
Pudsey 13 schools · 3.7 mi	B⁺	70%	44.9
Calverley 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.7 mi	A⁻	74%	45
Shelf and Northowram 4 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4 mi	C	58%	42.8

Calverley has the best-graded schools nearby (A−). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Bradford: 5% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Bradford

Are schools in Bradford good?

Bradford’s state schools earn a C against schools across England: primary results beat 34% of towns in England; secondary results beat 25% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Bradford council.

What is the best secondary school in Bradford?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy: Attainment 8 of 55.3 and 53% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Bradford?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Lift Feversham: 84% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Bradford secondary schools have sixth forms?

9 of 24 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Bradford?

Through Bradford Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Bradford are full?

25 of 121 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Bradford?

134 open state-funded schools are located in Bradford’s built-up area: 100 primary, 24 secondary and 10 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Bradford’s state schools trail 75% of towns in England on results

What stands out about Bradford’s schools

Barkerend Leadership beats its intake

Bradford grades C for schools

Where Bradford’s 134 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Bradford

When a school is full

How full each school is

134 state schools in Bradford

Ofsted report cards

20 academy trusts and the council

Where Bradford’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Bradford

33rd of 36 English towns and cities of 234,000 to 451,000

Bradford and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Bradford