OFSTED
3 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Exceptional
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
25 January 2023
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
19 March 2023
4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
29 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Bradford
Trust
EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
179
179 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
19
10.6% of pupils
Male pupils
160
89.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
45.0 pts
above England
School
69.8%
Bradford
31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.5 pts
below England
School
2.8%
Bradford
33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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.
White British
81.0%
145
White and Asian
3.9%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
6
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
5
Pakistani
2.2%
4
Unclassified
2.2%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
179 of
179 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
14.5
24.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.00 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
21.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
15.17 pts
higher than
England
School
21.38%
Bradford
6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
51.97%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
36.16 pts
higher than
England
School
51.97%
Bradford
19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
17.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
15.30 pts
higher than
England
School
17.11%
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
124.3%
44.5 pts
above England
Oastlers School
124.3%
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.