Overall Oxbridge
#722
2 ranked schools · +192 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
5
Offers
2
Offer rate40.0%
+17.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Bingley
Once a centre of the West Yorkshire wool trade, Bingley occupies the Aire valley in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, its stone terraces and warehouse fronts still tracing the Leeds and Liverpool Canal that sustained its mills. Around 18,000 residents made the town home at the 2021 Census.
Eldwick and Harden, rising to the hillside north of the town, are among the most school-competitive pockets in this part of Bradford, with families concentrating here for primary places; Bingley itself carries the broadest secondary catchment in the area. Crossflatts and Cottingley trace the valley floor south. Airedale Line trains link Bingley station to Bradford in roughly twenty minutes and to Leeds in under forty.
9
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schools
3
Secondary
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1
Special
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of which3sixth forms·2faith13 total
Area Performance
Bingley schools rank in the top 41% of England
Across 14 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.62/10, +0.18 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
23% Elite
Distribution across all Bingley schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Bingley vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 41%
Across all ranked Bingley schools
Top 42%Primaryavg #6,259 of 14,978
Top 44%Secondaryavg #1,715 of 3,861
Top 34%Sixth formavg #872 of 2,554
Primary schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.39 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,259
+8 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 42% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
70%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
13%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.39 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,259
+8 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 42% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
70%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
13%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,715
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 44% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.7
+9.6 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,715
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 44% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.7
+9.6 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.0/10
+1.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#872
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 34% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
28%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
53%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
9.0/10
+1.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#872
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 34% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
28%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
53%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Cambridge
#736
2 ranked schools · +37 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
5
Offers
2
Offer rate40.0%
+10.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Bingley
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Bingley
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Bingley
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School profiles in Bingley
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