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 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Hanson Academy scores 41 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 54.8 for Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy and 35.1 for Hanson Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (56.5 in 2021-22, 54.8 in 2024-25) and has risen at Hanson Academy (32.2 in 2022-23, 35.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy versus Hanson Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BradfordFeversham Girls' Secondary AcademyBradfordHanson AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking5th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure28th of 35 in Bradford
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll811 1,530
Capacity720 1,788
LocationBradford, BD3 0LT Bradford, BD2 1JP
GCSE results
Attainment 854.8 Stronger figure35.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.2% Stronger figure36.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths74.2% Stronger figure50.9% 64.8%
Entering EBacc75.8% Stronger figure20.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.00 Stronger figure2.98 4.09
Cohort124 269
A-level results
A-level entries30 54
A-level average points36.7 Stronger figure24.6 35.0
A-level average gradeB- D+
Best 3 A-levels points38.6 Stronger figure30.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects21.4% Stronger figure8.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census811 1,530
Free school meals (ever 6)32.5% 47.5%
English as an additional language66.1% 30.1%
SEN support7.8% 8.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% Stronger figure14.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.6% Stronger figure42.0% 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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