Secondary
Valley Academy
Cliffe Terrace, Bradford, BD8 7DX
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 356 of 375 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
46%
38.7
25th 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 | 38.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.11 |
| Entered the EBacc | 1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% |
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 | 26% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 17% |
| 24/25 | 46% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.53 |
| 22/23 | -0.29 |
| 23/24 | -1.01 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 33.0 |
| 22/23 | 35.0 |
| 23/24 | 30.8 |
| 24/25 | 38.7 |
Cliffe Terrace, Bradford, BD8 7DX
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
- Principal
- Jane Hobbs
- Address
- Cliffe Terrace, Bradford, BD8 7DX
- Telephone
- 01274723439