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Immanuel College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Leeds Road, Idle, Bradford BD10 9AQ · immanuelcollege.org · 01274 425900
On the mapSearch near BD10 9AQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,732
- 94% of 1,850 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.8%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 256 families put the school first and 280 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 280 | 256 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 291 | 279 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 321 | 316 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 293 | 284 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 296 | 310 | 1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 41.6% 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 B- (35.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.36 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132219)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.2 | −12 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 43.5 | +21 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | −2.8 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 students | B- (35.7) | Average -0.13 | |
| 76 students | B- (35.8) | Average -0.13 | |
| 87 students | Dist- (30.1) | Average -0.13 | |
| 9 students | Dist- (32.2) | Average -0.40 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 76 | C+ (33) | -0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | C+ (33.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 79 | B (40.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 64 | B- (37) | +0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 79 | C+ (33.3) | +0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 97 | C+ (31.7) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 75 | C (31.4) | +0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.5 | −6.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 16.5 | +4.8 |
| Employment | 23.5 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +3.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Immanuel College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 79
- 5% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (39%) with SEND