Academy · Bradford
Appleton Academy
- All-through
- Ages 3–16
Term dates
We haven't checked Bradford's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 164 families put this school as their first choice, and 163 places were offered. 148 of the families who put it first got a place (90%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 163 | 164 | 90% |
| September 2025 | 172 | 159 | 96% |
| September 2024 | 173 | 166 | 96% |
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 19 families put this school as their first choice, and 24 places were offered. 19 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 24 | 19 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 29 | 35 | 80% |
| September 2024 | 30 | 29 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 16 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 3 November 2021. Overall: Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–16
- Pupils
- 1207 (capacity 1378)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
- Phone
- 01274600550
- Address
- Woodside Road, Bradford, BD12 8AL
- Website
- appletonacademy.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.