Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyValley Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.
Summary of the comparison
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy and Valley Academy are secondary schools in Bradford.
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Valley 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 Valley Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.8 for Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy and 38.7 for Valley 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 Valley Academy (33.0 in 2021-22, 38.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BradfordFeversham Girls' Secondary Academy | BradfordValley Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100Stronger figure | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure | 26th of 35 in Bradford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 811 | 364 | |
| Capacity | 720 | 375 | |
| Location | Bradford, BD3 0LT | Bradford, BD8 7DX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.8 Stronger figure | 38.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.2% | 45.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.2% Stronger figure | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 75.8% Stronger figure | 1.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.00 Stronger figure | 3.11 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 124 | 77 | |
| 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 | 364 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.5% | 53.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 66.1% | 65.4% | |
| SEN support | 7.8% | 18.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 14.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.6% Stronger figure | 39.4% | 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
Valley Academy
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