Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Thorn Lane, Bradford, BD9 6NA
910 pupils · 79% of 1,150 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 70.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 126 | 89 | 262 | 106 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 164 | 97 | 291 | 132 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 158 | 113 | 310 | 146 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 159 | 100 | 317 | 127 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 88 | 319 | 124 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 179 | 91 | 325 | 125 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 174 | 79 | 358 | 136 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 195 | 85 | 335 | 173 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Beckfoot Upper Heaton 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Dixons Cottingley Academy 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 1.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Beckfoot School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Titus Salt School 2.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.