School of Rock & Media Ltd, Bradford
School of Rock & Media Ltd is a special school for pupils aged 16 to 25 in Bradford.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
School of Rock & Media Ltd in detail
School of Rock & Media Ltd in its own words
Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026, an open evening on Monday 21 December 2026, an open evening on Friday 1 January 2027 and an open evening on Wednesday 20 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Bradford
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to School of Rock & Media Ltd are Coleman Training Development Ltd (0.2 miles); Co-op Academy Delius (0.8 miles, Good); Oastlers School (1.2 miles); and Prism Independent School (1.6 miles, Good).
Coleman Training Development LtdCo-op Academy DeliusOastlers SchoolPrism Independent School
Who goes there
School of Rock & Media Ltd is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bradford Foster Square Rail Station, about 480 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
26 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Upper Park Gate, 140 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood School of Rock & Media Ltd 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 1279 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and drug offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Approved
Section 41
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. School of Rock & Media Ltd 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
- 153
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 42
- Children hurt
- 19
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 153 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 42 serious and 111 slight.
19 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 12 in a vehicle or otherwise.
30 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
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bradford
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.
Special educational needs provision
School of Rock & Media Ltd is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about School of Rock & Media Ltd
What is the catchment area for School of Rock & Media Ltd?
No fixed boundary. When School of Rock & Media Ltd is oversubscribed, Bradford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does School of Rock & Media Ltd have specialist SEN provision?
School of Rock & Media Ltd is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
How do I apply to School of Rock & Media Ltd?
Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming School of Rock & Media Ltd on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near School of Rock & Media Ltd?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 153 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 42 serious and 111 slight. 19 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 12 in a vehicle or otherwise. 30 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 School of Rock & Media Ltd?
School of Rock & Media Ltd is at 19 Peckover Street, Bradford, BD1 5BD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)