Bradford Forster Academy
Fenby Avenue, Bradford, BD4 8RG
Local ranking29th of 38 secondary schools in Bradford
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 32.7
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 23.7%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 41.9%
- Entering EBacc
- 38.4%
- EBacc APS
- 2.9
- Cohort Size
- 198
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 969
- Boys
- 478 (49%)
- Girls
- 491 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (92% full)
- SEND
- 27.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 48.1%
- EAL
- 27.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 23.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,866/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.7%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.4%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 52.5%
- White Other: 13.8%
- Other: 13.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
- Black Caribbean: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
52.5%
White British
13.8%
White Other
13.8%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140429
- UKPRN
- 10053383
- Establishment No.
- 4021
- Trust
- BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST