Bradford
Bradford Grammar School
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
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Admissions and catchment
Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
University destinations
The Department for Education does not publish Oxbridge, Russell Group or top-third university destinations for independent schools.
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Candidates must sit and pass the Year 7 (11+) entrance exam week commencing 18 January 2027.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Fees
To provide for 9 terms of Junior School fees, the amount payable would be £3,740 per term
Source · checked 28 September 2026
be £4,144 per term (from the table above for 12 terms); multiplied by 12 & add VAT at 20%:
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Reception – Year 2 | £13,734 | £4,578 | £1,373.40
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force. The cost of providing fee payments per term of £4,578 / £5,110 or £6,530, and the resulting
Source · checked 28 September 2026
force. The cost of providing fee payments per term of £4,578 / £5,110 or £6,530, and the resulting
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Year 3 – 6 | £15,330 | £5,110 | £1,533.00
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be £5,179 per term (from the table above for 21 terms); multiplied by 21 & add VAT at 20%:
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the Junior School, and £6,530 per term for the Senior School for a maximum of 42 terms.
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Year 7 – 13 | £19,590 | £6,530 | £1,959.00
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force. The cost of providing fee payments per term of £4,578 / £5,110 or £6,530, and the resulting
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Reception – Year 2 | £13,734 | £4,578 | £1,373.40
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Year 3 – 6 | £15,330 | £5,110 | £1,533.00
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Year 7 – 13 | £19,590 | £6,530 | £1,959.00
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Bursaries and scholarships
Our Assisted Places Award program offers bursaries that open doors for talented young people from diverse backgrounds across Yorkshire, giving them access to an…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
We offer scholarships for academic, music, and sports excellence, as well as means tested Assisted Places Awards to support talented pupils.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 154 | 22.3 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 134 | 27.5 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 111 | 27.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 121 | 23.1 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Bradford for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 107455 |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 4-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Simon Hinchliffe |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | BD9 4JP |
| Latest pupils | 154 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Keighley Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4JP
https://www.bradfordgrammar.com/1274542492| DfE number | 6103 |
| UKPRN | 10000846 |
| Opened | 30 Sept 1980 |
| GIAS updated | 26 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |