Appleton Academy is a all-through school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 03/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woodside Road, Bradford, BD12 8AL
Website: www.appletonacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01274600550
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Helen Jones
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145173

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1450
Number of Pupils: 1286
Number of Boys: 659
Number of Girls: 627

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.2
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.57 Confidence interval -0.78 to -0.35
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 139 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:30%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.29
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Worthinghead Primary School
Wyke Lane , Wyke BD12 9EL
2out of 4 825 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shirley Manor Primary School
Methuen Oval , Wyke BD12 8SA
3out of 4 1,127 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hill Top CofE Primary School
Common Road , Low Moor BD12 0TL
3out of 4 1,553 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodside Academy
Fenwick Drive , BD6 2PG
2out of 4 1,690 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Low Moor CofE Primary School
Park House Road , Low Moor BD12 0NN
4out of 4 1,899 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lightcliffe Academy
Stoney Lane , Lightcliffe HX3 8TL
1out of 4 2,732 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Reevy Road West , Buttershaw BD6 3PX
2out of 4 3,173 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appleton Academy
Woodside Road , BD12 8AL
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadbeck Learning Centre
Brearcliffe Drive , Buttershaw BD6 2LE
- not rated 2,505 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Millcourt School
2 Shelf Mills , Wade House HX3 7PA
- not rated 3,267 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.