Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Secondary · Free schools · Boys · Bradford
Syedna Way, Bradford, BD8 9AR
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 27/02/2024
Application demand
42%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
19.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
598
Capacity used
Has space75%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
42%
1st preference success rate
106 of 254 families who put it first got an offer
117
Places offered
634
Total applications
5.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 254 | 106 | ● 42% |
| 2nd preference | 133 | 9 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 89 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 158 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 634 | 117 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 7 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
- 11–19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robina Naznine
- Address
- Syedna Way, Bradford, BD8 9AR
- Phone
- 01274280350
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- City · Bradford West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147204
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 65% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES
598 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
27 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 627 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
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 | 51.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.15 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 124 | — |
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 | 123 | 30% | 65% | 80% | |
| English Language | 123 | 20% | 46% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 122 | 30% | 67% | 80% | |
| Religious Studies | 117 | 30% | 61% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 100 | 21% | 49% | 69% | |
| History | 58 | 9% | 41% | 52% | |
| Geography | 55 | 18% | 40% | 45% | |
| Design & Technology | 46 | 4% | 50% | 72% | |
| Arabic | 37 | 19% | 38% | 49% | |
| Computer Science | 32 | 22% | 63% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 31 | 0% | 16% | 42% | |
| French | 29 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.