Bradford Academy is a all-through school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Teasdale Street, Bradford, BD4 7QJ
Website: www.bradfordacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01274256789
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tehmina Hashmi
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135367

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1891
Number of Pupils: 1761
Number of Boys: 949
Number of Girls: 812

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.8
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.6 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.55 Confidence interval -0.72 to -0.38
Of the 228 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 218 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:35%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:27%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families
Basil Street , Canterbury BD5 9HL 		4out of 4 3,255 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lower Fields Primary Academy
Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG 		3out of 4 635 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Knowleswood Primary School
Knowles Lane , BD4 9AE 		2out of 4 1,101 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Newhall Park Primary School
Newhall Road , Bierley BD4 6AF 		3out of 4 1,134 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Tong Street , Dudley Hill BD4 9PY 		- not rated 1,160 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bowling Park Primary School
New Cross Street , West Bowling BD5 8BT 		3out of 4 1,259 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Forster Academy
Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG 		3out of 4 704 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bolling Road , East Bowling BD4 7EB 		- not rated 1,537 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Dixons City Academy
Ripley Street , BD5 7RR 		4out of 4 1,877 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy
Trinity Road , BD5 0BE 		4out of 4 2,447 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Thornbury Road , BD3 8DF 		- not rated 2,676 yd Free schools No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Free Sixth Form
Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR 		- not rated 1,839 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
New College Bradford
Nelson Street , BD5 0DX 		- not rated 2,132 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Bradford College
Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY 		- not rated 2,781 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Academy
Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ 		3out 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
Oastlers School
Flockton Road , BD4 7RH 		3out of 4 332 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan
Harry Street , Off Wakefield Road BD4 9PH 		- not rated 486 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Avenue Road , West Bowling BD5 8DB 		3out of 4 1,019 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Fountain School
109 - 111 New Cross Street , Bradford BD5 8BP 		- not rated 1,550 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Crystal Gardens Primary School
38 - 40 Greaves Street , BD5 7PE 		- not rated 2,324 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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