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Hanson Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Sutton Avenue, Bradford BD2 1JP · hansonacademy.org.uk · 01274 987008
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,503
- 84% of 1,788 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 29.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 245 families put the school first and 288 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 | 288 | 245 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 278 | 188 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 272 | 157 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 288 | 175 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 292 | 158 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.1, and 36.4% 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 D+ (24.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.98 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107440)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.4 | +2.1 |
| Sixth form college | 5.2 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 39.2 | +4.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | 0 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 7.5 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 students | D+ (24.6) | Well below average -0.63 | |
| 55 students | D+ (24.7) | Well below average -0.62 | |
| 61 students | Merit+ (26.8) | Average -0.14 | |
| 16 students | Dist- (31.3) | Below average -0.54 | |
| Technical certificate7 students | L2Pass (5) | Average -0.61 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 64 | C- (25.8) | -0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 60 | D (20.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 56 | C- (28.2) | -0.29 |
| 2017/18 | 68 | D+ (24.6) | -0.28 |
| 2016/17 | 63 | D (21.2) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 89 | D (21.4) | -0.41 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.9 | +12 |
| Further and other education | 10.6 | +2.4 |
| Further education | 7.7 | +4.1 |
| Other education | 2.9 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 12.5 | −10.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.5 | −6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | +4.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hanson Academy on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107440), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107440)
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires 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 107440)
Feb 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107440)
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 69
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (32%) with SEND