Bradford Girls' Grammar School, Bradford

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Free schools
Girls
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~931m)Possible (~1.3km)Unlikely (~1.7km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Caroline Foster
Pupils:667 / 725 capacity
LA:Bradford
Phone:01274545395
Website:www.bggs.com
Address:Squire Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RB
Trust:BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:2 September 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 12 November 2024View full report
URN:140204
UKPRN:10043232
Constituency:Bradford West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its May 2022 inspection — up from Inadequate.

Rated Good for

Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

49.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

21 responses
Would recommend43%
Child is happy57%
Well taught57%
Good progress52%
Feels safe67%
Well behaved43%
Bullying dealt with19%
Kept informed52%
Handles concerns24%
Wider development57%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading57%
Maths66%
Writing62%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

24.1

Avg class size

28

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Girls Grammar School (adj)
69m · 1 min walk
Daisy Bank (at)
205m · 3 min walk
Duckworth Lane (stop B)
224m · 4 min walk
Squire Lane Springroyd Ter
286m · 5 min walk
Allerton Road Crow Tree Ln (adj)
287m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

667 pupils

725 capacity

58 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Bradford

Low pressure
New homes approved:9,205
Projected new pupils:1,657

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bradford

Admissions Demand - Bradford

Low demand1.05x oversubscription

Places available

7,315

Applications

7,685

Got 1st preference

77.4%

Got preferred school

93.7%

Secondary admissions across Bradford (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

12 November 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
24 May 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
6 July 2021

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

10.33361%

Overall absence

30.18336%

Persistent absence

709

Enrolments

Authorised3.92408%
Unauthorised6.40953%
Persistent (10%+)30.18336%
Severe (50%+)5.78279%

Absence trend

5.83364%
18/19
7.41323%
20/21
7.45305%
21/22
8.21071%
22/23
8.88751%
23/24
10.33361%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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