Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyHanson Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.
Summary of the comparison
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy and Hanson Academy are secondary schools in Bradford.
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Hanson Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy was judged strong and Hanson Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.3 for Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy and 36.3 for Hanson Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (56.5 in 2021-22, 55.3 in 2025-26) and has risen at Hanson Academy (32.2 in 2022-23, 36.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BradfordFeversham Girls' Secondary Academy | BradfordHanson Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure | 23rd of 35 in Bradford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 796 | 1,503 | |
| Capacity | 720 | 1,788 | |
| Location | Bradford, BD3 0LT | Bradford, BD2 1JP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.3 Stronger figure | 36.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.5% Stronger figure | 44.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.7% Stronger figure | 56.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 118 | 263 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 30 | 54 | |
| A-level average points | 36.7 Stronger figure | 24.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.6 Stronger figure | 30.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.4% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 811 | 1,530 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.5% | 47.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 66.1% | 30.1% | |
| SEN support | 7.8% | 8.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 5.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 14.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.6% Stronger figure | 42.0% | 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
A-level average points
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
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