OFSTED
10 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
24 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bradford
Trust
MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,219
2,219 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,121
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
1,098
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.9 pts
below England
School
6.9%
Bradford
31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.1 pts
below England
School
5.2%
Bradford
33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Bradford
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.8%
1,815
Any other White background
4.3%
95
Pakistani
3.8%
85
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
56
Unclassified
2.1%
47
White and Asian
1.4%
30
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.8%
416 of
2,219 pupils
2.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
56.5
17.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.54 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.57 pts
higher than
England
School
7.79%
Bradford
6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.70 pts
higher than
England
School
18.52%
Bradford
19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.45%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.65 pts
higher than
England
School
3.45%
Bradford
2.19%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
112.5%
20.2 pts
above England
Ilkley Grammar School
112.5%
Bradford
91.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.