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Trinity Academy Bradford
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Deanstones Lane, Bradford BD13 2AS · bradford.trinitymat.org · 01274 882214
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 914
- 87% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 251 families put the school first and 201 places were offered; 74% 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 | 201 | 251 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 262 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 192 | 207 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 186 | 165 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 195 | 161 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.9, and 41.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade C- (25.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼33.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.84 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 143113)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 24.1 | −10.7 |
| Sixth form college | 17.3 | +2.4 |
| Further education | 40.7 | +8.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | +3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 students | C- (25.1) | Average -0.23 | |
| 14 students | C- (25.1) | Average -0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 25 | C (29.4) | +0.21 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 143113)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64 | −28 |
| Further education | 7 | +3 |
| Employment | 21 | +17 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | — |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 143113)
Ofsted
Trinity Academy Bradford was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 143113), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143113)
Nov 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143113)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 147
- 17% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (20%) with SEND