Bradford
Bronte Girls' Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Bradford school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
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.
Attainment 8 of 47.9 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 47.9
- Attainment 8
- 44%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.21
- Progress 8
- [-0.04, 0.46]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 149 | 96 | 86 (90%) | 376 |
| September 2025 | 150 | 118 | 88 (75%) | 467 |
| September 2024 | 119 | 107 | 79 (74%) | 425 |
| September 2023 | 117 | 112 | 82 (73%) | 447 |
| September 2022 | 149 | 130 | 97 (75%) | 413 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Bradford’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 148 | 47.9 | — | 43.9% | 8.8% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 148 | 48.9 | — | 45.9% | — | 85.8% | 4.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 127 | 51.2 | +0.21 | 57.5% | — | 85.8% | 4.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Bradford for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147067 |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Rehana Shafquat |
| Trust | IEXEL EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | BD4 7EB |
| Pupils | 714 |
| FSM eligible | 36.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Bolling Road, East Bowling, Bradford, BD4 7EB
bga.iexel.org.uk/1274044055| DfE number | 4085 |
| UKPRN | 10083734 |
| Opened | 2 Sept 2019 |
| GIAS updated | 21 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 7 May 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Publication date | 7 May 2024 |