Hanson Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bradford
Sutton Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JP
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 29/04/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
85.1%
42.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,503
Capacity used
Has space84%
1,788 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
188 of 188 families who put it first got an offer
278
Places offered
466
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 188 | 188 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 97 | 24 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 11 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 97 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Total | 466 | 226 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Samuel Sheedy
- Address
- Sutton Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JP
- Phone
- 01274987008
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Bolton & Undercliffe · Bradford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149011
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
1,503 pupils · 1,788 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
29 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,415 pupils
Attendance
85.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
42.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
11.4%
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 | 35.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.76 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
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 | 36.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 269 | — |
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.58 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 54 | — |
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 | 262 | 11% | 40% | 55% | |
| English Language | 262 | 16% | 52% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 237 | 14% | 45% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 196 | 2% | 20% | 42% | |
| History | 116 | 9% | 25% | 35% | |
| Geography | 106 | 13% | 40% | 51% | |
| Biology | 56 | 13% | 61% | 71% | |
| Design & Technology | 51 | 2% | 16% | 29% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 4% | 9% | 23% | |
| Physics | 42 | 26% | 86% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 42 | 19% | 71% | 93% | |
| French | 34 | 12% | 59% | 79% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 0% | 5% | 16% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 0% | 0% | 24% | |
| Biology | 12 | 8% | 8% | 25% | |
| Mathematics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Fine Art | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13386: Hanson Academy (formerly School)
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.