Bradford Forster Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bradford
Fenby Avenue, Bradford, BD4 8RG
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/02/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.3%
30.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
892
Capacity used
Has space85%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
112 of 112 families who put it first got an offer
186
Places offered
251
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 112 | 112 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 3 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 50 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 38 | 3 | ● 8% |
| Total | 251 | 121 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Daniel Styles
- Address
- Fenby Avenue, Bradford, BD4 8RG
- Phone
- 01274302400
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Bowling & Barkerend · Bradford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140429
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
892 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,048 pupils
Attendance
89.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 23.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.93 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 198 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 200 | 7% | 29% | 41% | |
| Mathematics | 197 | 7% | 33% | 52% | |
| Combined Science | 192 | 8% | 24% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 188 | 8% | 32% | 43% | |
| History | 134 | 5% | 18% | 26% | |
| Geography | 66 | 11% | 20% | 32% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 8% | 31% | 53% | |
| Religious Studies | 52 | 23% | 37% | 42% | |
| Spanish | 51 | 8% | 27% | 47% | |
| Business | 51 | 4% | 20% | 39% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 44 | 0% | 5% | 5% | |
| Social Studies | 43 | 9% | 14% | 21% |
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) |
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.