Bronte Girls' Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Girls · Bradford
Bolling Road, Bradford, BD4 7EB
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/01/2024
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
24.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
709
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
720 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
88 of 118 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
467
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 118 | 88 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 141 | 36 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 90 | 14 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 118 | 12 | ● 10% |
| Total | 467 | 150 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 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
- Lyndsay Hall
- Address
- Bolling Road, East Bowling, Bradford, BD4 7EB
- Phone
- 01274044055
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Bowling & Barkerend · Bradford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147067
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 57% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: IEXEL EDUCATION TRUST
709 pupils · 720 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 738 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 51.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.69 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 148 | 14% | 49% | 70% | |
| English Language | 148 | 23% | 61% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 147 | 25% | 72% | 86% | |
| French | 125 | 4% | 20% | 34% | |
| Combined Science | 95 | 2% | 24% | 53% | |
| Geography | 91 | 12% | 35% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 87 | 28% | 63% | 75% | |
| Biology | 53 | 47% | 91% | 96% | |
| History | 53 | 38% | 66% | 72% | |
| Physics | 52 | 27% | 77% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 52 | 25% | 81% | 94% | |
| Art and Design | 39 | 49% | 90% | 95% |
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.