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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Co-op Academy Southfield

Not applicable Academy special converter URN 139978
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 310 Published school capacity
Capacity used 121.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 26 June 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy special converter
Phase Not applicable
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bradford
Trust THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 378 378 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 124 32.8% of pupils
Male pupils 254 67.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

53.4%
28.6 pts above England
School 53.4%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

54.5%
34.2 pts above England
School 54.5%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bradford 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
53.4%
202
White British
16.9%
64
Any other White background
6.6%
25
Any other Asian background
4.5%
17
African
2.9%
11
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 100.0% 378 of 378 pupils
79.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 100.0%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 0.0% 0 pupils
England 14.8% 14.8 pts below
EHC plans 100.0% 378 pupils
England 6.0% 94.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 136
Severe learning difficulty 99
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 55
Speech, language & communication 44
Physical disability 27
Moderate learning difficulty 6

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

13.45%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

7.24 pts higher than England
School 13.45%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

37.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

22.07 pts higher than England
School 37.89%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.25%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.45 pts higher than England
School 6.25%
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 not applicable schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

121.9% 42.2 pts above England
Co-op Academy Southfield
121.9%
Bradford
80.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
84.5%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information