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Co-op Academy Grange
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Haycliffe Lane, Bradford BD5 9ET · grange.coopacademies.co.uk · 01274 779662
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 29.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,379
- 92% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.9%
- First language not English
- 67.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 102 families put the school first and 277 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 | 277 | 102 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 284 | 118 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 286 | 105 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 308 | 151 | 0.5 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 305 | 166 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.1, and 17.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (21.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼29.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼17.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼32.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼2.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.37 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139982)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.7 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 18.2 | −2.3 |
| Further education | 54 | +5.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 0.7 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.6 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 students | D (21.5) | Well below average -0.59 | |
| 63 students | D (21.5) | Well below average -0.59 | |
| 42 students | Merit+ (29.3) | Average -0.03 | |
| 33 students | Dist (34.8) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 69 | D (18.6) | -0.44 |
| 2016/17 | 96 | D+ (22.3) | -0.11 |
| 2015/16 | 112 | D- (16.8) | -0.25 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139982)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58 | +5 |
| Further and other education | 10 | −3 |
| Further education | 9 | +2 |
| Other education | 2 | −5 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | −2 |
| Employment | 7 | +3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 7 | −5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139982)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Co-op Academy Grange on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139982), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jun 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139982)
May 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139982)
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139982)
What parents said
34% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 34%
- Replies
- 38
- 3% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (47%) with SEND