Appleton Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bradford
Woodside Road, Bradford, BD12 8AL
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/11/2021
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
26.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,207
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,378 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
28 of 35 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
56
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 35 | 28 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 9 | 1 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 56 | 29 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Rachel Cruise
- Address
- Woodside Road, Bradford, BD12 8AL
- Phone
- 01274600550
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Wyke · Bradford South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145173
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
1,207 pupils · 1,378 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
16 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
03 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,272 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
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 | 55% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 14% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.87 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.64 | — | — |
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) | 63% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 12% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 42.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 163 | — |
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.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.