Bronte Girls' Academy, Bradford

In its own words: "Bronte Girls' Academy opened in 2019 as the first Free School for iExcel- an outstanding Multi Academy Trust. The academy is located in the heart of the city and housed in a state-of-the-art building with cutting edge facilities based on the most current research on how students learn best."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to introduce myself as Interim Principal of Bronte Girls' Academy and to welcome you to our school. My background is rooted in aspirational teaching and learning, and I believe passionately that academic excellence and genuine care for young people belong together."

In 2026, pupils at Bronte Girls' Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.6 in Bradford and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Bradford and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.21: pupils made above 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 42.9, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were French, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 96 families put Bronte Girls' Academy as their first choice and 376 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bronte Girls' Academy are Dixons City Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.5); Dixons Trinity Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.5); Bradford Academy (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.2); and Dixons McMillan Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.2).

Bronte Girls' Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Bronte Girls' Academy is one of 3 schools run by Iexel Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 127 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

37.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (82%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 102 pupils (14.4%) received SEN support and 7 (1%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bronte Girl's Academy, 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bronte Girls' Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1121 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bronte Girls' Academy issued 48 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bronte Girls' Academy are Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy (0.2 miles); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles); Bowling Park Primary School (0.6 miles); and Dixons Music Primary (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.