Bradford Alternative Provision Academy

Academy · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed

Part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST

Baker Street, Saltaire, Shipley, BD18 3JE

01274 585318 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedOutstandingInspected 25 April 2023
Pupils80Room for 108 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 24 in 2019, 51 in 2021, 46 in 2022, 49 in 2023, 78 in 2024, 57 in 2025, 80 in 2026. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 10% from 2019 to 2025.
Free school meals79%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at the inspection that started on 25 April 2023.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
SafeguardingEffective

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Results

No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Bradford. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

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Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolBradfordEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 61.4% 35.3%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 21.1% 3.5%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 59.6% 15.0%* 13.4%
English as an additional language 24.6% 28.5%* 19.2%
Pupils per teacher 5.8 16.8 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 2.7 11.1 11.8
Teachers who left during the year 18.1% 16.7%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

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Questions parents ask

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Bradford Alternative Provision Academy was rated Outstanding by Ofsted at its inspection in 25 April 2023.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.