Appleton Academy
Woodside Road, Bradford, BD12 8AL
1,207 pupils · 88% of 1,378 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Free school meals
- 50.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 16 June 2026, published 16 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 42.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 15.3% |
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 — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.01 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 19 | 50 | 22 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 163 | 164 | 358 | 163 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 35 | 56 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 159 | 362 | 172 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 29 | 56 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 173 | 166 | 375 | 173 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 34 | 68 | 37 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 198 | 141 | 358 | 165 |
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
- Bradford Academy 4.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dixons Allerton Academy 6.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Halifax Academy 8.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Batley Grammar School 8.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Calder Learning Trust 13.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown 17.5 km · Outstanding (2021) · 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.