The Fountain School, Bradford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The Fountain School creates a nurturing family environment where pupils feel a strong sense of belonging and respect. Pupils achieve well in key subjects like English and science, developing sophisticated understanding and using evidence to support their ideas. The school expertly combines Islamic and academic learning, with an excellent careers programme that helps pupils understand their future opportunities.
Key Strengths
- Calm, respectful behaviour across the school with positive attitudes to learning
- Strong achievement in English and science with pupils using evidence to support their thinking
- Well-developed careers programme that builds pupils' aspirations
- Effective safeguarding with an open culture where concerns are actively managed
- Muslim ethos enhances personal development and religious understanding
Areas for Improvement
- Leadership concentrated in small number of senior staff with weak proprietor support
- First aid, health and safety and risk assessment procedures do not meet required standards
- Surface-level understanding in some humanities subjects due to moving content too quickly
- Curriculum repetition in some areas where commercial resources are not well adapted
- Limited breadth of cultural experiences and British culture opportunities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Theatre visits connected to English curriculum, university visits, speaker workshops (police, NHS, baroness about parliament), Nasheed lessons, fundraising and charitable work, rewards celebrations linked to Muslim calendar (Ramadan), sip and paint trips, leadership opportunities for managing school funds
The Fountain School is an independent school with an expected standard overall rating. It has a strong family atmosphere and positive ethos, though leadership and governance systems need strengthening.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
34%
Available places
39 pupils
116 capacity
77 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
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Admissions Demand - Bradford
Places available
7,315
Applications
7,685
Got 1st preference
77.4%
Got preferred school
93.7%
Secondary admissions across Bradford (2025/26)
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
The Fountain School
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Bowling Park Primary School
Newby Primary School
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Bankfoot Primary School
Crystal Gardens Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Marshfield Primary
Bradford Beacon School
All Saints CofE Primary School
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