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Bingley Grammar School, Bingley

Good
Secondary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Ages 11–18

Bingley Grammar School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Bingley. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 11th-highest of the 35 schools in Bradford with published results, and 1,720th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 109% of capacity.

GCSE results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2013)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Below England average
Progress (2024)
Average
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Bradford (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Bingley Grammar School in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Bingley Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.6 in Bradford and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Bradford and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 46.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.03: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.8, against 48.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and Geography.

Getting a place at Bingley Grammar School

For September 2026 entry, 266 families put Bingley Grammar School as their first choice and 1129 named it as one of their preferences, for 282 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 54 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Bingley Grammar School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bingley Grammar School are Beckfoot School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.5); Dixons Cottingley Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.5); Titus Salt School (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.8); and Parkside School (2.7 miles, Attainment 8 36.4).

Bingley Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Beckfoot SchoolDixons Cottingley AcademyTitus Salt SchoolParkside School

Where pupils go next

Of the 326 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 151 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 14% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

In 2026, 102 pupils (5.1%) received SEN support and 75 (3.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Bingley Grammar School has a resourced provision for autism: 24 places, 30 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Crossflatts Rail Station, about 310 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bingley Grammar School, 120 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 75 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Bingley Grammar School issued 432 suspensions, 22 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Bingley Grammar School are Crossflatts Primary School (0.4 miles); Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery (0.7 miles); Myrtle Park Primary (0.9 miles); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Crossflatts Primary SchoolBeckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & NurseryMyrtle Park PrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2026 (~4.7km)Unlikely (~6.1km)

Bradford published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 2.901 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Luke Weston
Pupils:1,985
LA:Bradford
Phone:01274807700
Address:Keighley Road, Bingley, BD16 2RS
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 January 1900

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from March 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 14 September 2023View full report
URN:107439
UKPRN:10000697
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Shipley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

About

Bingley Grammar School (BGS) is a coeducational comprehensive voluntary aided school for pupils from the ages of 11 to 18 and is located on the outskirts of Bingley, West Yorkshire, England.

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At a Glance

26.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.03 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 46.9 to 45.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 48% to 45% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-45.645%
Disadvantaged(92)-37.826.1%
Not known to be disadvantaged(239)-48.552.3%
Boys(173)-41.037%
Girls(158)-50.653.8%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(38)-44.847.4%
Non mobile(318)-45.945.6%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Literature654
Mathematics652
English Language652
Statistics628
Combined Science526
Geography394
History284
Art and Design178
Sports Studies138
Business Studies134
Social Studies126
Hospitality and Catering120
Biology118
Health Studies116
Physics116
Chemistry116
Computer Science110
Spanish106
Religious Studies98
Multimedia32

+ 3 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 326 students

Continued education92%
Further education35%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment3%
Not in education/employment2%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

8

Permanent exclusions

0.41%

Exclusion rate

432

Suspensions

21.97%

Suspension rate

173 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,966 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Keep up with Bingley Grammar School

Getting There

Train Stations

Crossflatts Rail Station
307m · 5 min walk
Bingley Rail Station (Entrance 1)
976m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Bingley Grammar School
118m · 2 min walk
Grammar School (Stand A)
134m · 2 min walk
Keighley Rd Longwood Avenue
155m · 3 min walk
Crossflatts Station
240m · 4 min walk
Micklethwaite Lane
536m · 9 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Bingley Grammar School

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  • Last distance offered for 2026 entry, from Bradford's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
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  • How many families in Bradford got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

109%

Over capacity

1,963 pupils

1,800 places

163 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Bingley

High pressure
New homes approved:323
Projected new pupils:58

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bingley

Across Bradford council

Low demand council-wide1.02 applications per place

Places available

7,308

Applications

7,489

Got 1st preference

78.1%

Got preferred school

94.4%

All secondary applications across Bradford council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(7)

14 September 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

27 March 2018
14 October 2014

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

102

SEN Support

75

EHC Plans

8.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Bingley Grammar School has a resourced provision for autism: 24 places, 30 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder65
Social, Emotional & Mental Health37
Speech, Language & Communication22
Moderate Learning Difficulty19
Specific Learning Difficulty18
Hearing Impairment6
Other6
Physical Disability2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
52.3%
Asian
33.0%
Black
1.6%
Mixed
3.7%
Chinese
0.3%
Other
0.9%
Unclassified
6.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals26.0%
English as Additional Language13.9%

1,985

Total Pupils

1,030

Boys

955

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

141

Teachers

14.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£55,827

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,879

Per pupil

£11916k

Total funding

£432k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£1,145,976
EAL funding£36,788
Lump sum£144,617

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.6%

Overall absence

27.1%

Persistent absence

1,661

Enrolments

Authorised6.2%
Unauthorised3.4%
Persistent (10%+)27.1%
Severe (50%+)3.3%

Absence trend

5.2%
18/19
5.3%
20/21
9.1%
21/22
9.2%
22/23
9.0%
23/24
9.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Bingley Grammar School

What are GCSE results like at Bingley Grammar School?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Bingley Grammar School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 45.6. 45% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Bingley Grammar School's Ofsted rating?

Bingley Grammar School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2013, it was rated Good.

How close to Bingley Grammar School do you need to live?

Bradford published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Bingley Grammar School on distance went to a family 2.901 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at Bingley Grammar School?

Bingley Grammar School was full in 2025, at 109% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Bingley Grammar School?

Classes at Bingley Grammar School average 20.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Bingley Grammar School?

Bingley Grammar School has around 1985 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Bingley Grammar School have specialist SEN provision?

Bingley Grammar School has a resourced provision for autism: 24 places, 30 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Bingley Grammar School?

9.6% of sessions were missed at Bingley Grammar School in 2024/25. 27.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Bingley Grammar School?

Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming Bingley Grammar School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Bingley Grammar School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Bingley Grammar School?

Bingley Grammar School is at Keighley Road, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 2RS.

Sources: Bradford admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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