- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Bradford average, low absence.
343 first choices, 290 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.6
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 2,219
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Secondary schools in Bradford
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- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Bradford average, low absence.
403 first choices, 271 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1651.5
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,592
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Muslim
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Bradford average, low absence.
191 first choices, 123 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1655.3
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 796
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Bradford average, low absence.
344 first choices, 151 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.7
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 818
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Bradford average, low absence.
216 first choices, 112 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.8
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 598
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the Bradford average, low absence.
176 first choices, 126 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.5
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 671
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Bradford average, low absence.
369 first choices, 171 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.5
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 892
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Bradford average, low absence.
297 first choices, 283 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.4
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,800
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
Results above the Bradford average, low absence.
96 first choices, 149 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.9
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 709
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Bradford average, low absence.
266 first choices, 282 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.6
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,985
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Bradford average, low absence.
164 first choices, 130 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.2
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 665
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results close to the Bradford average, low absence.
365 first choices, 288 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.8
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,633
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Faith school
- Girls
Results above the Bradford average.
91 first choices, 139 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.8
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.3%Bradford 11.0%
- Pupils
- 667
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Bradford average, low absence.
251 first choices, 201 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.0
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 914
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Bradford average, low absence.
89 first choices, 126 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.4
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 910
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Bradford average.
90 first choices, 172 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.5
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 11.8%Bradford 11.0%
- Pupils
- 861
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Bradford average.
256 first choices, 280 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.8
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 11.9%Bradford 11.0%
- Pupils
- 1,732
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Bradford average, low absence.
230 first choices, 171 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.4
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 809
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 5 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Bradford average.
218 first choices, 236 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.8
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 11.1%Bradford 11.0%
- Pupils
- 1,462
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Results below the England average, high absence.
173 first choices, 239 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,775
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Bradford average.
151 first choices, 176 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1638.1
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.8%Bradford 11.0%
- Pupils
- 889
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Bradford average, high absence.
245 first choices, 288 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1636.3
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,503
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
Results close to the Bradford average, high absence.
45 first choices, 71 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.1
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 356
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Bradford average, high absence.
85 first choices, 134 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1636.4
Bradford 41.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 679
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Secondary schools52including 7 special
- Attainment 8 at 1641.4England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding94%of graded schools · England 94.8%
- Faith schools15 of 522 Catholic, 3 Church of England
- With a nursery class6take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals36.8%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Bradford's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Bradford
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 36 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 4 of 16
- Good: 11 of 16
- Requires improvement: 1 of 16
- Inadequate: 0 of 16
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Bradford
Some are faith schools.
15 of the 52 secondary schools in Bradford have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Bradford, explained
There are 52 secondary schools in Bradford, teaching 42,727 children. 2 are run by the council and 40 are academies or free schools. Among them are 7 special and 10 independent schools.
94% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 4 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Bradford scored an average Attainment 8 of 41.4 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
36.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,717 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 31.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Bradford?
There are 52 secondary schools in Bradford, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Bradford?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Bradford on Eduscope are Ilkley Grammar School, Beckfoot School and Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Bradford?
Bradford has 4 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 11 are rated Good, meaning 94% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Bradford ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Bradford secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Bradford is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Bradford?
When choosing a secondary school in Bradford, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 52 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.