Secondary
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Thorn Lane, Bingley Road, Bradford, BD9 6NA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 910 of 1150 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 72.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 105.2
- Pupils per adult
- 9.8
- Pupils
- 1,033
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2025
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
December 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
32%
7 points below the Bradford average (39% across 32 schools)
43.2
1.2 above the Bradford average (42.0 across 32 schools)
22nd of 32 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bradford we can score - 38 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 |
| Entered the EBacc | 71% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% |
| A level average points per entry | 26.04 |
| A level students | 53 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51% |
| 22/23 | 38% |
| 23/24 | 42% |
| 24/25 | 32% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.4 |
| 22/23 | 29.8 |
| 23/24 | 31.4 |
| 24/25 | 26.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.32 |
| 22/23 | +0.46 |
| 23/24 | +0.16 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50.1 |
| 22/23 | 45.3 |
| 23/24 | 43.8 |
| 24/25 | 43.2 |
Thorn Lane, Bingley Road, Bradford, BD9 6NA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bradford admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Deborah Anness
- Address
- Thorn Lane, Bingley Road, Bradford, BD9 6NA
- Telephone
- 01274492341