SCHOOL PROFILE

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford

Secondary Free schools URN 147204
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 800 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

27 February 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Secondary
Gender Boys
Religious character Muslim
Local authority Bradford
Trust STAR ACADEMIES
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 598 598 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 0 0.0% of pupils
Male pupils 598 100.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.5%
10.7 pts above England
School 35.5%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

64.0%
43.7 pts above England
School 64.0%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
79.9%
478
Indian
4.7%
28
Any other ethnic group
3.5%
21
Unclassified
3.0%
18
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
14
Bangladeshi
2.0%
12
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 22.6% 135 of 598 pupils
1.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.7% 118 pupils
England 14.8% 4.9 pts above
EHC plans 2.8% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 38
Speech, language & communication 34
No specialist assessment yet 21
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Other difficulty or disability 9
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

49.1 9.9 pts above England
School 49.1
Bradford 40.0
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 57.3% England 36.0% 21.3 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 72.6% England 51.4% 21.2 pts above England
EBacc entry 74.2% England 30.6% 43.6 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.48 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.15 · 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

6.54%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.32 pts higher than England
School 6.54%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.96 pts higher than England
School 19.78%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.53 pts lower than England
School 1.28%
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

74.8% 17.6 pts below England
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
74.8%
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