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Belle Vue Girls' Academy

Academy converter · Bradford · BD9 6NA

Ages 11–18 · 910 pupils · Bradford

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Attainment 8

43.8

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

0.80 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-11-11

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.16
−20+2
Attainment 843.8
English & maths grade 5+42%
English & maths grade 4+63%
EBacc entry76%

EBacc APS: 4.1

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.9%
Unauthorised4.4%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.7%
Enrolments in measure
918

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.80 · Often has places

1st preferences

113

Places offered

158

1st-preference offers

113

Total preferences (any rank)
310
Preferred offers (top 3)
146
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill79%

910 pupils · 1,150 places

Pupils on roll
910
Boys / girls
0 / 910
School capacity
1,150
Capacity fill
910 / 1,150 (79%)
Free school meals
41.4%
FSM pupils
327
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Girls
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Deborah Anness

Location

Address
Thorn Lane, Bingley Road
Postcode
BD9 6NA
Town
Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Bradford
District
Bradford
Constituency
Bradford West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Bradford, Bradford, 910 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 41.4%.

Open schools in Bradford
163
Secondary schools in Bradford
25
Academies among open schools in Bradford
59% (96)
Open schools in BD9
16
Secondary in BD9
4
Open schools in Bradford LA
231
Secondary in Bradford LA
32

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Bradford · BD9 6AL · Bradford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att832.7
    • P8-0.7
    • EM5+28%
    • Absence15.2%

    0.1 miles away

  • Dixons Cottingley Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

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    • Att850.1
    • P80.7
    • EM5+54%
    • Absence11.2%

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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • Att846.9
    • P80.1
    • EM5+44%
    • Absence8.9%

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  • Beckfoot School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

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    • P80.4
    • EM5+55%
    • Absence9.0%

    1.6 miles away

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att839.1
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+32%
    • Absence12.3%

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  • Beckfoot Thornton

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Bradford · BD13 3BH · Bradford

    Ages 11–16

    • Att837.3
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+28%
    • Absence11.7%

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Deborah Anness
Telephone
01274492341
Website
https://bvgacademy.co.uk/

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