Tong Leadership Academy
Westgate Hill Street, Bradford, BD4 6NR
799 pupils · 50% of 1,610 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 October 2023, published 3 December 2023. 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 | 26.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 17.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 37.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 24% |
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 — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 156 | 125 | 310 | 155 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 170 | 136 | 367 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 203 | 120 | 311 | 153 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 148 | 78 | 281 | 106 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 204 | 103 | 313 | 132 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 209 | 90 | 310 | 119 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 164 | 83 | 319 | 100 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 261 | 63 | 315 | 101 |
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
- BBG Academy 2 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Bradford Forster Academy 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy 3.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Crawshaw Academy 4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bronte Girls' Academy 4.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Pudsey Grammar School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
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.