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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Syedna Way, Bradford BD8 9AR · edenboysbradford.com · 01274 280350
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.63 mi
- 1.01 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 598
- 75% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- First language not English
- 64%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.63 mi (1.01 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 216 families put the school first and 112 places were offered; 45% 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 | 112 | 216 | 1.9▲ | 45% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 117 | 254 | 2.2▲ | 42% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 117 | 181 | 1.5▲ | 52% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 114 | 248 | 2.2▲ | 38% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 277 | 2.3▲ | 38% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.63 mi1.01 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 57.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲74.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.48 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 31.9 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 21.2 |
| Further education | 32.7 |
| Other education | 0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 |
Ofsted
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 88
- 15% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (26%) with SEND