Oastlers School
Academy special converter · Mixed · Bradford
Flockton Road, Bradford, BD4 7RH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 25/01/2023
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
78.6%
52.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
179
Capacity used
Over capacity124%
144 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lucy Harper
- Address
- Flockton Road, Bradford, BD4 7RH
- Phone
- 01274307456
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Bowling & Barkerend · Bradford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149519
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 70% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
179 pupils · 144 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
03 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Exceptional Achievement Exceptional Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Exceptional Attendance and behaviour Exceptional Leadership and governance Exceptional Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional Post-16 provision Exceptional - 23
25 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 19
04 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 152 pupils
Attendance
78.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
21.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
52.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
11.6%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 14.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 14.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 27 | — |
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 | 22 | 0% | 5% | 36% | |
| English Language | 22 | 0% | 0% | 23% | |
| Social Studies | 21 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Combined Science | 19 | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
| English Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design & Technology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Business | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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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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.