Secondary
Hanson Academy
Sutton Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1503 of 1788 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 88.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 132.7
- Pupils per adult
- 11.7
- Pupils
- 1,552
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 April 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
36%
3 points below the Bradford average (39% across 32 schools)
35.1
6.9 below the Bradford average (42.0 across 32 schools)
18th 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 | 35.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 |
| Entered the EBacc | 21% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% |
| A level average points per entry | 24.58 |
| A level students | 54 |
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 time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 32% |
| 23/24 | 39% |
| 24/25 | 36% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 20.3 |
| 23/24 | 25.8 |
| 24/25 | 24.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -0.98 |
| 23/24 | -0.69 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 32.2 |
| 23/24 | 35.0 |
| 24/25 | 35.1 |
Sutton Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JP
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.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Samuel Sheedy
- Address
- Sutton Avenue, Bradford, BD2 1JP
- Telephone
- 01274987008