Secondary schools in Bradford
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Bradford has 35 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 6,849 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 84% stayed in education (England 86%): 33% in a school sixth form, 11% at a sixth form college, 39% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 40% of students in Bradford went to university (England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 40.8 against 46.1 for England; 38% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Bradford against England
| Measure | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 6,849 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 39% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Bradford
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (35)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,207 | 82% | 18% | 55% | 3% | — | 35.1 | 27% |
| Beckfoot OakbankAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,394 | 82% | 29% | 53% | 4% | 53% | 35.3 | 26% |
| Beckfoot SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,592 | 89% | 46% | 40% | 5% | 62% | 53.0 | 58% |
| Beckfoot ThorntonAcademy sponsor led | 1,243 | 83% | 11% | 51% | 2% | — | 40.2 | 35% |
| Beckfoot Upper HeatonAcademy sponsor led | 679 | 83% | 14% | 51% | 2% | — | 37.3 | 31% |
| Belle Vue Girls' AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 910 | 93% | 65% | 19% | 1% | 55% | 43.2 | 32% |
| Bingley Grammar SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,985 | 89% | 52% | 37% | 4% | 60% | 46.5 | 46% |
| Bradford AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,549 | 78% | 20% | 37% | 2% | 36% | 33.1 | 23% |
| Bradford Forster AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 892 | 78% | 5% | 49% | 3% | — | 32.7 | 24% |
| Bradford Girls' Grammar SchoolFree schools | 667 | 95% | 56% | 24% | 0% | — | 44.8 | 37% |
| Bronte Girls' AcademyFree schools | 709 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.9 | 46% |
| Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,325 | 72% | 10% | 49% | 5% | — | 36.6 | 31% |
| Carlton BollingAcademy converter | 1,633 | 83% | 10% | 45% | 1% | — | 44.4 | 45% |
| Carlton KeighleyAcademy sponsor led | 809 | 82% | 23% | 57% | 2% | — | 38.6 | 37% |
| Co-op Academy GrangeAcademy sponsor led | 1,379 | 82% | 13% | 50% | — | — | 29.1 | 17% |
| Dixons Allerton AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,775 | 87% | 46% | 38% | 1% | 69% | 41.7 | 38% |
| Dixons City AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 892 | 96% | 56% | 24% | 1% | — | 49.5 | 50% |
| Dixons Cottingley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 861 | 89% | 41% | 35% | 1% | — | 46.7 | 47% |
| Dixons Kings AcademyFree schools | 818 | 89% | 47% | 25% | 2% | — | 52.7 | 55% |
| Dixons McMillan AcademyFree schools | 665 | 92% | 50% | 27% | 2% | — | 47.3 | 51% |
| Dixons Trinity AcademyFree schools | 671 | 88% | 41% | 21% | 1% | — | 51.4 | 50% |
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, BradfordFree schools · sixth form | 598 | — | — | — | — | — | 49.1 | 57% |
| Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 796 | 95% | 69% | 12% | 1% | 43% | 54.8 | 45% |
| Hanson AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,503 | 74% | 33% | 35% | 3% | 48% | 35.1 | 36% |
| Ilkley Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,219 | 90% | 67% | 21% | 5% | 56% | 56.5 | 67% |
| Immanuel CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,732 | 83% | 54% | 26% | 6% | 36% | 41.9 | 42% |
| Laisterdyke Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 889 | 74% | 17% | 43% | 0% | — | 36.1 | 33% |
| Oasis Academy Lister ParkAcademy sponsor led | 732 | 74% | 10% | 45% | 1% | — | 31.6 | 26% |
| Parkside SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,061 | 86% | 24% | 60% | 5% | 54% | 36.7 | 23% |
| St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,800 | 89% | 59% | 25% | 2% | 64% | 44.5 | 45% |
| The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 630 | 84% | 28% | 55% | 2% | — | 28.8 | 11% |
| Titus Salt SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,462 | 83% | 39% | 42% | 4% | 56% | 40.9 | 35% |
| Tong Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 799 | 79% | 6% | 51% | 1% | — | 26.4 | 18% |
| Trinity Academy BradfordAcademy sponsor led | 914 | 83% | 23% | 55% | 3% | — | 43.9 | 42% |
| Valley AcademyFree schools | 356 | 81% | 9% | 50% | 0% | — | 38.7 | 46% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (16)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | — | — |
| Shipley Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 21% | — | — |
| Al Mumin Primary and Secondary Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.7 | 17% |
| Bradford Christian Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 42.3 | 22% |
| Bradford Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,033 | — | — | — | — | — | 22.3 | 1% |
| Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaanindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.2 | 53% |
| Eden Springs Girls Secondaryindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | 53.3 | 43% |
| Eternal Lightindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | 44.3 | 74% |
| Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakariaindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | 42.2 | 0% |
| Dixons Sixth Form, Bradfordsixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 1,238 | — | — | — | — | 69% | — | — |
| New College Bradfordsixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 65% | — | — |
| Beechcliffe Special Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 247 | 69% | 0% | 22% | 0% | — | 1.0 | 0% |
| Co-op Academy Southfieldstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 378 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Hazelbeck Special Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 178 | 96% | 0% | 4% | 0% | — | — | — |
| High Park Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 135 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% | — | — | — |
| Oastlers Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 179 | 69% | 0% | 38% | 0% | — | 14.5 | 0% |