Tong Leadership Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bradford
Westgate Hill Street, Bradford, BD4 6NR
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.6%
39.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
799
Capacity used
Has space50%
1,610 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
136 of 136 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
367
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 136 | 136 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 96 | 14 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 9 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 71 | 11 | ● 15% |
| Total | 367 | 170 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (5 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
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Munif Zia
- Address
- Westgate Hill Street, Bradford, BD4 6NR
- Phone
- 01274681455
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Holme Wood & Bierley · Bradford South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142761
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES
799 pupils · 1,610 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 862 pupils
Attendance
86.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.6%
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 | 35.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.61 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.15 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 26.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 17.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 37.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.26 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 146 | — |
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 4 | — |
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 | 143 | 5% | 19% | 41% | |
| English Language | 143 | 11% | 31% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 139 | 16% | 40% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 137 | 4% | 14% | 22% | |
| Geography | 84 | 10% | 20% | 27% | |
| History | 53 | 4% | 17% | 19% | |
| French | 36 | 6% | 25% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 31 | 3% | 10% | 16% | |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 25% | 50% | 68% | |
| Film Studies | 20 | 10% | 15% | 20% | |
| Urdu | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 20086: Tong Leadership Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 75% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 79% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.