SCHOOL PROFILE

Bradford Girls' Grammar School

Secondary Free schools URN 140204
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 725 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Secondary
Gender Girls
Religious character —
Local authority Bradford
Trust BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 667 667 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 667 100.0% of pupils
Male pupils 0 0.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.0%
24.2 pts above England
School 49.0%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.9%
23.6 pts above England
School 43.9%
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
74.4%
496
Any other Asian background
6.0%
40
African
2.7%
18
Any other White background
2.7%
18
Bangladeshi
2.5%
17
Unclassified
2.2%
15
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 9.9% 66 of 667 pupils
10.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.9%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.4% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 6.4 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Moderate learning difficulty 18
Speech, language & communication 17
Physical disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

44.8 5.6 pts above England
School 44.8
Bradford 40.0
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 37.1% England 36.0% 1.1 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 60.1% England 51.4% 8.7 pts above England
EBacc entry 39.2% England 30.6% 8.6 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.02 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.11 · 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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.12 pts higher than England
School 10.33%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

30.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

14.37 pts higher than England
School 30.18%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.78%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.98 pts higher than England
School 5.78%
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

92.0% 0.3 pts below England
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
92.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information