Bradford AcademyTong Leadership Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Bradford Academy and Tong Leadership Academy in Bradford.

  • Bradford Academy scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Tong Leadership Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Tong Leadership Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bradford Academy was judged the expected standard and Tong Leadership Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 33.1 for Bradford Academy and 26.4 for Tong Leadership Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bradford Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 33.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Tong Leadership Academy (38.3 in 2021-22, 26.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bradford Academy versus Tong Leadership Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BradfordBradford AcademyBradfordTong Leadership AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100D44/100Stronger figure
Local ranking29th of 35 in Bradford 25th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range2-19 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,682 791
Capacity1,891 1,610
LocationBradford, BD4 7QS Bradford, BD4 6NR
GCSE results
Attainment 833.1 Stronger figure26.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths23.1% Stronger figure17.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths45.7% Stronger figure37.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc58.4% Stronger figure24.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score2.94 Stronger figure2.26 4.09
Cohort221 146
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard48.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported2024-254 2023-24
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,682 791
Free school meals (ever 6)54.9% 48.5%
English as an additional language23.4% 30.3%
SEN support14.6% 23.5%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence13.6% 13.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence37.5% Stronger figure39.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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