Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Shipley for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 80 pupils and room for 108. About 79 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Baker Street, Saltaire, Shipley, BD18 3JE01274 585318bradfordapacademy.co.ukMr Richard Bottomley headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 April 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bradford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (39), Moderate learning difficulty (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Other difficulty or disability (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 80 | 57 | 78 | 49 | 46 | 51 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 79% | 54% | 60% | 61% | 52% | 53% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 26% | 25% | 18% | 20% | 24% | 12% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 60% | 60% | 45% | 72% | 88% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 21% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 10% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 15 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 30%, compared with – for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 40% | 41% | 14% |
| Education | 33% | 24% | 14% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 18% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 27% | 24% | 14% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wycliffe CofE Primary School | Academy | 50 m | 318 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| Shipley College | Further education | 120 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Saltaire Primary School | Council | 510 m | 418 | Good 2024 | 66 | Compare |
| St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 560 m | 225 | Not inspected | 91 | Compare |
| Hirst Wood Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 580 m | 84 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Baildon Glen Primary School | Academy | 710 m | 128 | No overall grade 2025 | 3 | Compare |
| Titus Salt School | Council | 770 m | 1,462 | Report card 2026 | 8 | Compare |
| Shipley CofE Primary School | Academy | 970 m | 213 | Good 2022 | 24 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bradford Alternative Provision Academy a good school?
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in April 2023.
What is Bradford Alternative Provision Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bradford Alternative Provision Academy outstanding at its last full inspection on 25 April 2023.
How many pupils does Bradford Alternative Provision Academy have?
80 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 108 places, so it is 74% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Baker Street, Saltaire, Shipley, BD18 3JE
- Telephone
- 01274 585318
- Website
- www.bradfordapacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Bottomley
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Exceed Academies Trust (14 schools)
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward
- Shipley
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 March 2019 (academy converter)
- URN
- 146851 · LAESTAB 3801104 · UKPRN 10082662
- Formerly
- Bradford Central PRU
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.