Appleton Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–16 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 2.084 mi
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Appleton Academy is an all-through school in Bradford for ages 3–16 (academy sponsor led). Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Appleton 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | 2.084 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 15 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.084 miles from the school.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 3 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 19 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The inspection on 16 June 2026 gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome, on 3 November 2021, was Good.
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
- Woodside Road, Bradford, BD12 8AL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–16
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Appleton Academy enjoy the sense of community that is central to the school’s values and ethos.”
- “Pupils are safe and they appreciate their warm, caring relationships with staff.”
- “They like coming to school, and many enjoy learning.”
To improve
- “Over time, older pupils have not achieved as well as they should in national tests and examinations.”
- “Despite changes to the school’s approach to learning, too many older pupils do not retain important knowledge, and their attainment remains low.”
- “This means that some pupils are not prepared for their next steps in education, employment or training.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 27% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 164 first-preference applications, 163 offers in total, 148 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- Broadbeck Learning Centre 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Co-op Academy Southfield 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Bradford Beacon School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Eternal Light 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Fountain School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Eden Springs Girls Secondary 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Crystal Gardens Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade