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Schools across Bradford

Local authority · 233 schools across 7 towns

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Bradford (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bradford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Bradford (233)

Showing 20 of 233 schools

Total Schools

233

157 primary · 33 secondary

Total Pupils

99,554

89% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

67

12 outstanding · 55 good

Capacity

111,813

12,259 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

55
164
Outstanding: 12
Good: 55
Requires Improvement: 2
Not inspected: 164

Best Schools in Bradford

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

41.9

GCSE Eng+Maths

40.6%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

89% full
53,489 pupils60,006 capacity

6,517 spare places

Secondary Schools

91% full
34,695 pupils38,243 capacity

3,548 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.9%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

19.2%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

198

2024/25

Absence trend across Bradford schools

4.9%
18/19
5.6%
20/21
7.8%
21/22
7.8%
22/23
7.3%
23/24
6.9%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

86%

Plans Issued

1,385

Assessment Requests

2,070

Tribunal Cases

29

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

28%
2019
53%
2020
81%
2021
79%
2022
71%
2023
89%
2024
86%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

7,418 admissions

135

Lodged

(1.8%)

81

Heard

18

Successful

(22%)

Primary (infant classes)

6,750 admissions

91

Lodged

(1.3%)

50

Heard

5

Successful

(10%)

Secondary

8,074 admissions

860

Lodged

(10.7%)

707

Heard

78

Successful

(11%)

Total

15,492 admissions

995

Lodged

(6.4%)

788

Heard

96

Successful

(12%)

Total appeals lodged per year

3117
2019
3169
2020
2218
2021
1989
2022
2501
2023
2349
2024
2152
2025
2081
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Bradford

Bradford

162 schools

Keighley

31 schools

Shipley

14 schools

Bingley

13 schools

Ilkley

11 schools

West Yorkshire

1 schools

Leeds

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Bradford

How many schools are there in Bradford?

Bradford has 233 open schools: 157 state primary, 37 state secondary or all-through, 13 independent, 13 special and 13 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Bradford are rated Outstanding?

32 schools in Bradford were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford; Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School; Abbey Green Nursery School; Midland Road Nursery School; St John's CofE Primary School; and 27 more. Counting Good as well, 90% of the 184 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, BradfordBurley and Woodhead CofE Primary SchoolAbbey Green Nursery SchoolMidland Road Nursery SchoolSt John's CofE Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Bradford get the best GCSE results?

Of the 37 schools in Bradford with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Ilkley Grammar School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.6 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.3 and 53% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Dixons Kings Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.7 and 64% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Ilkley Grammar SchoolFeversham Girls' Secondary AcademyDixons Kings Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Bradford have the best SATs results?

Of the 158 primary schools in Bradford with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Baildon Church of England Primary School (97% in reading, 93% in maths); Harden Primary School (96% in reading, 93% in maths); and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (94% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Baildon Church of England Primary SchoolHarden Primary SchoolSt Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Bradford?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Bradford selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Bradford?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Bradford published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Addingham Primary School, 2.628 miles for 2027 entry; Bankfoot Primary School, 2.496 miles for 2027 entry; Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy, 0.227 miles for 2027 entry; Blakehill Primary School, 0.666 miles for 2027 entry; Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School, 2.826 miles for 2027 entry. We hold figures for 58 schools in Bradford; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Addingham Primary SchoolBankfoot Primary SchoolBarkerend Primary Leadership AcademyBlakehill Primary SchoolBurley and Woodhead CofE Primary School

Source: Bradford admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Bradford?

Apply to Bradford through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

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