Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyCarlton Bolling
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.
Summary of the comparison
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy and Carlton Bolling are secondary schools in Bradford.
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Carlton Bolling scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy was judged strong and Carlton Bolling was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.8 for Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy and 44.4 for Carlton Bolling.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (56.5 in 2021-22, 54.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Carlton Bolling (46.8 in 2021-22, 44.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BradfordFeversham Girls' Secondary Academy | BradfordCarlton Bolling | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100Stronger figure | C65/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure | 8th of 35 in Bradford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Strong | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 811 | 1,630 | |
| Capacity | 720 | 1,524 | |
| Location | Bradford, BD3 0LT | Bradford, BD3 0DU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.8 Stronger figure | 44.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.2% Stronger figure | 44.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.2% Stronger figure | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 75.8% Stronger figure | 46.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.00 Stronger figure | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 124 | 338 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 30 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 811 | 1,630 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.5% | 43.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 66.1% | 59.3% | |
| SEN support | 7.8% | 7.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 8.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.6% Stronger figure | 26.5% | 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.
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Carlton Bolling
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