Appleton Academy, Bradford | The Schools Guide

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Appleton Academy

Woodside Road, Bradford BD12 8AL

https://www.appletonacademy.co.uk/

Appleton Academy is an academy. It has about 1,240 boys and girls aged between 3 and 16. (See here for details of the secondary school.) In November 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Exceed Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Bowling Park Primary School, Horton Park Primary School, Copthorne Primary School, Horton Grange Primary School and Knowleswood Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Admissions and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Environment, Representation and Progress.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		Worthinghead Primary School
0.6		Shirley Manor Primary School
0.9		Hill Top CofE Primary School
0.9		Woodside Academy
1.1		Scholes Village Primary School
1.1		Low Moor CofE Primary School
1.4		Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
1.4		St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.5		St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.6		Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
1.6		Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy
1.7		Lightcliffe C of E Primary School

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is about average.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder	Specific learning difficulty
Speech, language and communication

Source: Department for Education. For full, up-to-date details, always ask a representative of the school.

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