Bradford Forster Academy

URN 140429·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust·Compare

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3

2 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 10.7%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,085.22

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

8.9%

of income

In-year balance

+1.6%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 25.8%, sickness 10.4 days.

Overall absence at 10.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

11 February 2025 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.32.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.41.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)23.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.38.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

969

Capacity

1,050 (92%)

Free school meals

45.3%

English additional lang.

27.3%

Ethnicity

White British 53.7%Asian 8.7%Black 11.6%Mixed 6.9%Chinese 0.3%Other 1.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

55.2

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.6

Mean salary

£48,443

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.7%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

30.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.9%

Unauthorised absence

4.8%

2024/25 · 1,048 pupils