Schools and Education in Bradford

There are 153 schools in Bradford (excluding independent schools), including 112 primary schools, 26 secondary schools, and 7 serving sixth-form education. Bradford has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Bradford under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

Bradford Education Profile

The median school in Bradford has 31% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 7th highest figure in West Yorkshire. This represents about 21,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Bradford's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Bradford is 20.18 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 30th lowest ratio in West Yorkshire, and the 301st lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK.

Primaries

112

8.04% Outstanding • 58% Good

Secondaries

26

23% Outstanding • 38% Good

Sixth Forms

7

0% Outstanding • 43% Good

Primary Schools in Bradford

Most of Bradford's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 65 schools or 58% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and low - about 20% and 18% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 28% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Bradford's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
All Saints CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 690 Church of England
Appleton Academy 3–16 yrs 1,450
Good
Low
Low
Atlas Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Requires improvement
High
Very high
Bankfoot Primary School 3–11 yrs 283
Requires improvement
Low
High
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Very high
High
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Beckfoot Heaton Primary 2–11 yrs 630
Good
High
Very high
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
Blakehill Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Bowling Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 708
Brackenhill Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
High
Bradford Academy 2–19 yrs 1,891
Requires improvement
Very high
Low
Church of England
Bradford Girls' Grammar School 4–16 yrs 1,061
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Byron Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Good
Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Calverley Parkside Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Carlton Mills 3–11 yrs 420
Carrwood Primary School 2–11 yrs 471
Carrwood Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Low
Cavendish Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Cavendish Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Clayton St John CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Church of England
Clayton Village Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Co-Op Academy Princeville 2–11 yrs 480
Co-op Academy Beckfield 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Co-op Academy Parkland 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Copthorne Primary School 2–11 yrs 490
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Crossley Hall Primary School 2–11 yrs 750
Very high
Dixons Allerton Academy 3–19 yrs 1,885
Good
Very low
Dixons Manningham Academy 3–11 yrs 450
Good
High
Good
Dixons Marchbank Primary 3–11 yrs 459
Good
Low
Very high
Dixons Music Primary 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Low
Low
East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Church of England
Fagley Primary School 2–11 yrs 310
Outstanding
Very high
High
Farfield Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very low
Farnham Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Fearnville Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
Feversham Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Good
Good
Frizinghall Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Girlington Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Green Lane Primary School 2–11 yrs 780
Good
Good
Good
Greengates Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 216
High
Grove House Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
Hill Top CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
Hollingwood Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Holybrook Primary School 3–11 yrs
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Home Farm Primary School 3–11 yrs 484
Good
Good
Very high
Horton Grange Primary School 2–11 yrs 630
Very high
Good
Horton Park Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very low
Idle CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Low
Very high
Church of England
Iqra Academy 3–11 yrs 682
Low
High
Killinghall Primary School 2–11 yrs 740
Good
High
High
Knowleswood Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Good
Low
Knowleswood Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Lapage Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very low
Good
Ley Top Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Lidget Green Primary School 3–11 yrs 743
Good
Very high
Very high
Lilycroft Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Low Moor CofE Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Low
Very high
Church of England
Lower Fields Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 446
Good
High
Margaret McMillan Primary School 3–11 yrs 665
Good
Very high
Good
Marshfield Primary 3–11 yrs 428
Miriam Lord Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Newby Primary School 3–11 yrs 498
Good
High
Good
Newhall Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 498
Good
High
High
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
Peel Park Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 654
Good
Very low
Very high
Poplars Farm Primary School 3–11 yrs 275
Good
Low
Very high
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Reevy Hill Primary School 3–11 yrs 262
Good
Very low
Good
Russell Hall Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very low
Very high
Ryecroft Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 222
Good
Good
Low
Sandy Lane Primary School 2–11 yrs 345
Good
Very low
Very high
Scholes Village Primary School 3–11 yrs 243
Good
Very high
High
Shibden Head Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 419
Good
Low
Very high
Shirley Manor Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Good
Good
Southmere Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Low
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2–11 yrs 389 Roman Catholic
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Roman Catholic
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
St John's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 492
Very low
Very high
Church of England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 350 Roman Catholic
St Luke's CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 250
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 444
Good
Good
High
Church of England
St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
St Paul's CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Philip's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Low
High
Church of England
St Stephen's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 445
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 5–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St. Mary's & St. Peter's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
St. Mary's & St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
Stocks Lane Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Swain House Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Thackley Primary School 3–11 yrs 498
Good
High
Very high
The Academy At St. James 2–11 yrs 448
Good
High
High
Church of England
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Very high
Thorpe Primary 4–11 yrs 206
Wellington Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Westbourne Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 660
Requires improvement
Good
Very high
Church of England
Whetley Academy 2–11 yrs 710
Good
High
Low
Wibsey Primary School 3–11 yrs 684
Good
High
High
Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 118
Good
High
High
Church of England
Woodside Academy 3–11 yrs 518
Good
Good
High
Worthinghead Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low

Bradford Secondary Schools

Most of Bradford's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 10 schools or 38% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and very low - about 35% and 15% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 27% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Bradford's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Appleton Academy 3–16 yrs 1,450
Good
Very low
Low
Beckfoot Thornton 11–18 yrs 1,580
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Beckfoot Upper Heaton 11–16 yrs 727
Good
Very high
Low
Belle Vue Girls' Academy 11–18 yrs 1,052
Good
Very high
Very low
Bradford Academy 2–19 yrs 1,891
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Church of England
Bradford Forster Academy 11–16 yrs 1,050
Good
Low
Church of England
Bradford Girls' Grammar School 4–16 yrs 1,061
Requires improvement
Very high
Low
Bronte Girls' Academy 11–16 yrs 600
Low
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy 11–16 yrs 1,610
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Low
Carlton Bolling 11–16 yrs 1,524
Outstanding
Very low
Co-op Academy Grange 11–16 yrs 1,500
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Dixons Allerton Academy 3–19 yrs 1,885
Good
Very high
Very low
Dixons City Academy 11–16 yrs 900
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Dixons Kings Academy 11–16 yrs 800
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Dixons McMillan Academy 11–16 yrs 670
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Dixons Trinity Academy 11–16 yrs 670
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford 11–19 yrs 800
Very low
Muslim
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy 11–18 yrs 720
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Muslim
Hanson Academy 11–18 yrs 1,788
Immanuel College 11–18 yrs 1,425
Good
High
Low
Church of England
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy 11–18 yrs 900
Good
Very low
Low
Oasis Academy Lister Park 11–18 yrs 1,040
Good
Good
Very low
One In A Million Free School 11–18 yrs 375
Good
Very low
Very low
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College 11–18 yrs 1,950
Good
High
Very low
Roman Catholic
Tong Leadership Academy 11–19 yrs 1,610
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Trinity Academy Bradford 11–16 yrs 1,050

Sixth Form Schools in Bradford

Most of Bradford's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 43% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and very high - about 29% and 29% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 43% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Bradford's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Appleton Academy 3–16 yrs 1,450
Good
Very low
Low
Bradford Academy 2–19 yrs 1,891
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Church of England
Bradford College 16–99 yrs
Good
Bradford Girls' Grammar School 4–16 yrs 1,061
Requires improvement
Very high
Low
Dixons Allerton Academy 3–19 yrs 1,885
Good
Very high
Very low
Dixons Free Sixth Form 16–19 yrs 1,050
Very high
New College Bradford 16–19 yrs 1,200
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023