Bingley Grammar School, Bingley
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
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
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
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis 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.
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 2025/26GCSE Results
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
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 45.6 | 45% |
| Disadvantaged(92) | - | 37.8 | 26.1% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(239) | - | 48.5 | 52.3% |
| Boys(173) | - | 41.0 | 37% |
| Girls(158) | - | 50.6 | 53.8% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(38) | - | 44.8 | 47.4% |
| Non mobile(318) | - | 45.9 | 45.6% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 3 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 326 students
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
Keep up with Bingley Grammar School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bingley Grammar School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bingley Grammar School is in Bradford; for families living there:
- Bradford's school travel policy: Home to school travel and transport policy for children of compulsory school age
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Bingley Grammar School
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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
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bingley
Across Bradford council
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)
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.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.6%
Overall absence
27.1%
Persistent absence
1,661
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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)