Bronte Girls' Academy
Bolling Road, Bradford, BD4 7EB
709 pupils · 98% of 720 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- IEXEL EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 January 2024, published 7 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 85.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.64 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 149 | 96 | 376 | 149 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 150 | 118 | 467 | 150 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 119 | 107 | 425 | 119 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 117 | 112 | 447 | 117 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 149 | 130 | 413 | 149 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 150 | 127 | 392 | 150 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 150 | 101 | 340 | 150 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dixons City Academy 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Dixons Trinity Academy 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dixons McMillan Academy 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bradford Forster Academy 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Carlton Bolling 1.9 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy 2.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.