Overall Oxbridge
#806
11 ranked schools · +108 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
66
Offers
19
Offer rate28.8%
+6.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Bradford
In the eastern foothills of the Pennines, Bradford grew across the 19th century from a cluster of textile villages into one of the Industrial Revolution's great boomtowns, its worsted mills drawing workers from across Britain and beyond to become the world's leading wool-trading city. Granted a municipal borough charter in 1847 and city status in 1897, the city produced grand Victorian and Italianate civic buildings that still define the centre, including the elaborate Italianate city hall. Little Horton is among Bradford's most school-competitive corners for primary catchments, while Undercliffe draws families to the northern residential slopes above the centre. Barkerend and Manningham form the inner residential belt flanking the city centre, with Apperley Bridge extending the district northward towards the Leeds boundary. Bradford Interchange connects the city to Leeds. The wider West Yorkshire Metro rail and bus network links outlying neighbourhoods across the district. Around 352,000 people live in the city itself, within a metropolitan borough of nearly 547,000 at the 2021 census.
110
Primary
schools
30
Secondary
schools
7
All-through
schools
3
Post-16
colleges
6
Special
schools
2
Other
schools
of which24sixth forms·40faith·5nurseries163 total
Area Performance
Bradford schools rank in the top 60% of England
Across 172 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.19/10, -0.22 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
15% Elite
Distribution across all Bradford schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Bradford vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 60%
Across all ranked Bradford schools
Top 61%Primaryavg #9,129 of 14,978
Top 60%Secondaryavg #2,301 of 3,862
Top 59%Sixth formavg #1,505 of 2,555
Primary schools: 111 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.18 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,129
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 61% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
60%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.18 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,129
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 61% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
60%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 37 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.23 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,301
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 60% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
71%
+15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.6
+1.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.23 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,301
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 60% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
71%
+15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.6
+1.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 24 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.39 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,505
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 59% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
20%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
45%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.39 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,505
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 59% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
20%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
45%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#250
4 ranked schools · +3 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
22
Offers
4
Offer rate18.2%
+3.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#701
11 ranked schools · +72 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
44
Offers
15
Offer rate34.1%
+4.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Bradford
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Bradford
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Bradford
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