Bradford Forster Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bradford Forster Academy is a secondary school in Bradford for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Bradford Forster Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 24% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 32.7 (England 46).
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 113 first-choice applications for 181 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 68 offers went to families ranking it lower.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 4 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility is 47.4%, against a middle figure of 38.2% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bradford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bradford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fenby Avenue, Bradford, BD4 8RG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 892 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils form positive relationships with staff at the school.”
- “Pupils have trusted members of staff to speak to if they have any concerns.”
- “Most pupils feel safe in school.”
To improve
- “However, expectations of what pupils can achieve are still not high enough.”
- “Pupils’ achievement at the end of key stage 4 is considerably below the national average.”
- “However, the poor behaviour of a minority of pupils sometimes disrupts learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 32.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 113 first-preference applications, 181 offers in total, 113 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- Bronte Girls' Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons City Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dixons Trinity Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carlton Bolling 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Tong Leadership Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons McMillan Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published