Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Secondary · Free schools · Girls · Bradford
Squire Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RB
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 12/11/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
30.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
667
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
725 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
69 of 69 families who put it first got an offer
125
Places offered
355
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 69 | 69 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 106 | 34 | ● 32% |
| 3rd preference | 80 | 7 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 100 | 7 | ● 7% |
| Total | 355 | 117 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Foster
- Address
- Squire Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RB
- Phone
- 01274545395
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Toller · Bradford West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140204
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 39% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
667 pupils · 725 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 709 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 4% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 49% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 4% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 143 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.67 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 65 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 142 | 15% | 39% | 62% | |
| English Language | 142 | 23% | 62% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 141 | 24% | 65% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 113 | 7% | 39% | 55% | |
| Religious Studies | 63 | 52% | 83% | 86% | |
| Business | 58 | 9% | 29% | 43% | |
| History | 51 | 18% | 41% | 47% | |
| French | 46 | 22% | 54% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 42 | 21% | 64% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 41 | 0% | 24% | 34% | |
| Geography | 37 | 27% | 49% | 57% | |
| Biology | 28 | 57% | 93% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bradford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.