60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
39%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
575.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
672
Pupils · 2024/25
49%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged
Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBradford
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Bradford Girls' Grammar School · Secondary · Bradford
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-4pp
79%70%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
-7pp
58%48%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
44.8
-2.1
52.348.544.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.8
EBacc entry
39%
-28pp
67%53%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
EBacc APS
575.4
+76.0
575.4535.9496.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 575.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
672
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
49%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
30%
Contact
Address
Squire Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RB
Local authority
Bradford
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 49% | 4% | 57% | 11% | 62% | 15% | 66% | 26% | 81% | 66% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 10% | 1,041 |
| 2022/23 | 35% | 0% | 48% | 11% | 46% | 4% | 63% | 15% | 80% | 70% | 100.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | -7.30 | -7.30 | -4.60 | 11% | 1,031 |
| 2018/19 | 64% | 12% | 69% | 28% | 84% | 38% | 76% | 17% | 88% | 90% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 110.0 | -1.60 | +1.50 | -3.00 | 12% | 1,088 |
| 2017/18 | 84% | 29% | 87% | 40% | 89% | 38% | 89% | 44% | 87% | 87% | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | +1.50 | +2.50 | +3.00 | 14% | 1,087 |
| 2016/17 | 57% | 4% | 64% | 9% | 89% | 38% | 82% | 25% | 88% | 88% | 101.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | Low coverage | Low coverage | Low coverage | 11% | 1,060 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 37% | 44.8 | Not applicable | 39% | 575.4 | 66% | 672 |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 44% | 46.9 | +0.11 | 67% | 499.4 | 69% | 1,041 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 53% | 51.7 | +0.27 | 43% | 531.1 | 84% | 1,031 |
| 2021/22 | 75% | 47% | 52.3 | +0.41 | 49% | 500.1 | 85% | 999 |
| 2018/19 | 79% | 58% | 51.3 | +0.74 | 43% | 496.5 | 85% | 1,088 |
| 2017/18 | 78% | 57% | 56.6 | +0.60 | 48% | 550.1 | 81% | 1,087 |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 46% | 49.9 | +0.61 | 60% | — | 73% | 1,060 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 28.7 | C | -0.48 | 6% | 73 |
| 2017/18 | 30.5 | C | -0.24 | 7% | 57 |
| 2016/17 | 27.8 | C- | -0.47 | 14% | 75 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 672 | 20.0 | 10% | 49% | 46% | 10% | 30% |
| 2023/24 | 1,041 | 19.9 | 10% | 39% | 32% | 9% | 29% |
| 2022/23 | 1,031 | 17.8 | 11% | 30% | 30% | 8% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 999 | 17.4 | 8% | 30% | 30% | 8% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 1,009 | 17.2 | 8% | 30% | 26% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,088 | 15.8 | 12% | 40% | 22% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 1,087 | 19.7 | 14% | 46% | 22% | 5% | 11% |
| 2016/17 | 1,060 | 20.0 | 11% | 52% | 21% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.