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Bronte Girls' Academy
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Bolling Road, East Bowling, Bradford BD4 7EB · bga.iexel.org.uk · 01274 044055
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.02 mi
- 3.26 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 709
- 98% of 720 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
- First language not English
- 57.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.02 mi (3.26 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 96 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 96 | 0.6 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 118 | 0.8 | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 107 | 0.9 | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 117 | 112 | 1 | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | 130 | 0.9 | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.02 mi3.26 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.9, and 45.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲66.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲85.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.41 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 39.4 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 27.6 |
| Further education | 22 |
| Other education | 2.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 |
| Employment | 0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 |
Ofsted
Bronte Girls' Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 15
- 2% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied