Appleton Academy
All-through schoolAppleton Academy is a all-through school in Bradford, for pupils aged 3 to 16. It had 1,207 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 16 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Appleton Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Appleton Academy was 36.0, against 41.4 in Bradford and 46.2 in England.
23.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 36.0 | 41.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23.8% | 38.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 57.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 168 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Worthinghead Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- Shirley Manor Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Hill Top CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Woodside AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Low Moor CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- Scholes Village Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bradford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).