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Hanson Academy

Sutton Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JP

Local ranking28th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1788

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Hanson School (URN 107440) since 1 July 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
35.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
36.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
50.9% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
20.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.0 nat4.1
Cohort Size
269

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
78.0%
Continued in education
74.0%
Apprenticeships
3.0%
Employment
2.0%
Not sustained
12.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
84.0%
Higher education
49.0%
Apprenticeships
7.0%
Employment
19.0%
Not sustained
9.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

D+

Avg A-Level Grade

24.6

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

30.0

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

54

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
8.3% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
26.8
16-18 Cohort
190

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1530
Boys
821 (54%)
Girls
709 (46%)
Capacity
1788 (86% full)
SEND
13.7%
FSM Eligible
47.5%
EAL
30.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.0%
SEN Support
8.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
92.2
Budget per Pupil
£8,453/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
14.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
42.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 45.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 17.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 9.0%
  • Black African: 5.4%
  • White Other: 5.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.6%
  • Asian Indian: 3.2%
  • Other: 2.3%

45.5%

White British

17.4%

Asian Pakistani

9.0%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01274987008
info@hanson.org.uk

Sutton Avenue

Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN
149011
UKPRN
10090189
Establishment No.
4093
Trust
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

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