SCHOOL PROFILE

Trinity Academy Bradford

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 148545
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,050 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bradford
Trust TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 914 914 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 461 50.4% of pupils
Male pupils 453 49.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.2%
0.4 pts above England
School 25.2%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.4%
11.9 pts below England
School 8.4%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.0%
676
Pakistani
12.7%
116
Indian
2.3%
21
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
18
White and Asian
2.0%
18
Any other White background
1.6%
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 26.5% 242 of 914 pupils
5.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.5%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.9% 200 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.6% 42 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 79
Specific learning difficulty 58
Moderate learning difficulty 39
Autistic spectrum disorder 32
Speech, language & communication 19
Physical disability 5

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

43.9 4.7 pts above England
School 43.9
Bradford 40.0
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 41.9% England 36.0% 5.9 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 65.3% England 51.4% 13.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 33.5% England 30.6% 2.9 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.84 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.02 · 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

6.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.07 pts higher than England
School 6.29%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.68 pts higher than England
School 16.50%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.87%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.07 pts higher than England
School 2.87%
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

87.0% 5.3 pts below England
Trinity Academy Bradford
87.0%
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