SCHOOL PROFILE

Co-op Academy Grange

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 147177
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,500 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
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 1,379 1,379 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 599 43.4% of pupils
Male pupils 780 56.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.9%
32.1 pts above England
School 56.9%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

67.7%
47.4 pts above England
School 67.7%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Bradford 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
47.6%
656
Any other White background
9.5%
131
Any other Asian background
8.0%
111
Gypsy / Roma
8.0%
111
White British
6.5%
89
Any other ethnic group
5.9%
81
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 27.1% 373 of 1,379 pupils
6.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.1%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.1% 305 pupils
England 14.8% 7.3 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 68 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 189
Social, emotional & mental health 67
Speech, language & communication 44
Autistic spectrum disorder 36
Specific learning difficulty 13
Physical disability 8

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

29.1 10.1 pts below England
School 29.1
Bradford 40.0
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 17.1% England 36.0% 18.9 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 32.7% England 51.4% 18.7 pts below England
EBacc entry 2.2% England 30.6% 28.4 pts below England
EBacc average point score 2.37 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -1.20 · 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

15.54%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

9.32 pts higher than England
School 15.54%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

44.96%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

29.15 pts higher than England
School 44.96%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

11.52%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

9.72 pts higher than England
School 11.52%
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

91.9% 0.4 pts below England
Co-op Academy Grange
91.9%
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