Best Secondary Schools in Bradford

We checked all 37 secondary schools in Bradford and list every one: 28 ranked, then 9 without a rank.

Schools checked
37
Ranked
28
Without a rank
9

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bradford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bradford also has 110 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bradford. Bradford also has rankings for Keighley.

Ranked secondary schools in Bradford

  1. 1

    Dixons Kings Academy

    Free school, 818 pupils, inspected January 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    52.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.5%

  2. 2

    Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford

    Free school, 598 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    49.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.3%

  3. 3

    Dixons Trinity Academy

    Free school, 671 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    51.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49.6%

  4. 4

    Dixons City Academy

    Academy, 892 pupils, inspected November 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    49.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.3%

  5. 5

    Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy

    Academy, 796 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    54.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.2%

  6. 6

    Carlton Bolling

    Academy, 1,633 pupils, inspected October 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    44.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.7%

  7. 7

    Dixons McMillan Academy

    Free school, 665 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.1%

  8. 8

    Bronte Girls' Academy

    Free school, 709 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.9%

  9. 9

    St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 1,800 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.3%

  10. 10

    Trinity Academy Bradford

    Academy, 914 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.9%

  11. 11

    Bradford Girls' Grammar School

    Free school, 667 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.1%

  12. 12

    Immanuel College

    Academy, 1,732 pupils, inspected December 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.6%

  13. 13

    Valley Academy

    Free school, 356 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    38.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.5%

  14. 14

    Belle Vue Girls' Academy

    Academy, 910 pupils, inspected November 2025

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    43.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32%

  15. 15

    Beckfoot Thornton

    Academy, 1,243 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.1%

  16. 16

    Hanson Academy

    Academy, 1,503 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    35.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.4%

  17. 17

    Beckfoot Upper Heaton

    Academy, 679 pupils, inspected March 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.2%

  18. 18

    Laisterdyke Leadership Academy

    Academy, 889 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.5%

  19. 19

    Dixons Allerton Academy

    Academy, 1,775 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    41.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.5%

  20. 20

    Titus Salt School

    Local authority maintained, 1,462 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    40.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.5%

  21. 21

    Oasis Academy Lister Park

    Academy, 732 pupils, inspected February 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    31.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.9%

  22. 22

    Tong Leadership Academy

    Academy, 799 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    26.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17.8%

  23. 23

    Bradford Academy

    Academy, 1,549 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    33.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.1%

  24. 24

    Appleton Academy

    Academy, 1,207 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    35.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27%

  25. 25

    Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

    Academy, 1,325 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    36.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.2%

  26. 26

    Bradford Forster Academy

    Academy, 892 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    32.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.7%

  27. 27

    Co-op Academy Grange

    Academy, 1,379 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    29.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17.1%

  28. 28

    Parkside School

    Academy, 1,061 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Attainment 8
    36.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.8%

Secondary schools in Bradford without a rank