Hanson Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · 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 🔒
Hanson Academy is a secondary school in Bradford for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Hanson 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
- Every applicant for Year 7 2026 was offered a place, as happened at 19 of the 31 other Bradford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 245 first-choice applications for 288 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 43 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 36% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bradford.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was D+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was well below average.
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
- Sutton Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,503 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy an inclusive and aspirational environment at Hanson.”
- “They appreciate that their experience of school has improved greatly in recent times.”
- “Pupils enjoy the praise and rewards they receive.”
To improve
- “While published outcomes are low, the impact of the curriculum seen by inspectors shows a different picture.”
- “However, some older pupils have significant gaps in knowledge that the school is aware of.”
- “Much of this has been caused by poor prior attendance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 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) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
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: 245 first-preference applications, 288 offers in total, 245 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.
- Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Lister Park 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Carlton Bolling 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Valley Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Immanuel College 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laisterdyke Leadership Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published