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Belle Vue Girls' Academy

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Thorn Lane, Bingley Road, Bradford BD9 6NA · bvgacademy.co.uk · 01274 492341

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.2
average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
910
79% of 1,150 places
Local authority
Bradford
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
41.4%
First language not English
47.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 126 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 88 (Places 177)88September 2023: 100 (Places 159)100September 2024: 113 (Places 158)113September 2025: 97 (Places 164)97September 2026: 89 (Places 126)89Places 126
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026126890.7100%
September 2025Sept 2025164970.6100%
September 2024Sept 20241581130.7100%
September 2023Sept 20231591000.6100%
September 2022Sept 2022177880.5100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.2, and 32% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.4 (England 46.3)42.42017/18: 45.2 (England 46.5)45.22018/19: 44.3 (England 46.7)44.32021/22: 50.1 (England 48.8)50.12022/23: 45.3 (England 46.3)45.32023/24: 43.8 (England 45.9)43.82024/25: 43.2 (England 46.0)43.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.246.0
▼32.0%45.4%
▼59.7%64.8%
▲70.7%40.5%
●3.984.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form41.1−23.1
Sixth form college10−0.5
Further education34.7+17.3
Other education0.50
Apprenticeship1.1−0.5
Not in a lasting destination7.9+5.3
Activity not captured4.7+1.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 24.0 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 25.5 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 26.6 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 25.1 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 36.4 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 29.8 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.4 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 26.0 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
53 studentsC- (26)Well below average -0.64
53 studentsC- (26)Well below average -0.64
49 studentsMerit+ (27.9)Average +0.01
12 studentsDist- (30)Average -0.24
11.1%AAB or better
88.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2456C (31.4)-0.41
2022/2352C (29.8)—
2021/2254B- (36.4)—
2018/1982C- (25.1)-0.57
2017/1863C- (26.6)-0.55
2016/1789C- (25.5)-0.49
2015/1671D+ (24)-0.23

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University66.3+5.7
Further and other education5−2.5
Further education3.8−2.6
Other education1.3+0.2
Apprenticeship1.3−3
Employment5−2.4
Not in a lasting destination20+7.2
Activity not captured2.5−4.9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Belle Vue Girls' Academy on 11 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
11 Nov 2025
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
62%
Positive
46%
Replies
13
1% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼38% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼61% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼53% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼54% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼53% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼54% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼54% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 43%

based on 4 parents (31%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼0% agreeEngland 63%

based on 3 parents (23%) with SEND

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