Bradford College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationBradford

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Bradford College is a further education in Bradford for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Great Horton Road, Bradford, BD7 1AY01274 088088bradfordcollege.ac.ukMr Chris Webb gceoAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2,221 students finished sixth-form courses.

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	2,221	2,054	1,758	1,691	3,433	3,996
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry	–	25.71	16.77	15.17	17.68	19.42
Average A level grade	–	C-	D-	D-	D-	D
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS	–	30.00	18.60	17.12	17.68	19.89
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects	–	18%	0%	0%	1%	0%
A level progressA level value added	–	-0.30	–	–	-0.91	-0.43
Applied general courses: points per entry	24.20	23.62	23.77	24.84	–	–
T levels: points per entry	19.68	20.11	21.91	23.36	–	–
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed	–	69%	56%	44%	81%	85%

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.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,586 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training52%and stayed there for at least six months

11%16%20%37%

University 11%Further education college 16%Apprenticeship 5%Work 20%Not in education, work or training 37%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 44%, compared with 58% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training43%England 72%

Top-third universities1%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship5%England 6%

Higher technical course5%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 42% went on to degree-level study or training and 2% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	52%	60%	64%	–
Education	27%	30%	35%	–
Apprenticeship	5%	7%	7%	1%
Work	20%	24%	22%	–
Not in education, work or training	37%	31%	29%	–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,79512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate144 per 1,000 people58% higher than the England average

Typical house price£180,000Bradford

Nearest bus stop50 mBradford College, 31 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
University of Bradford	Higher education institutions	90 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Dixons McMillan Academy	Free school	510 m	665	Good 2023	52	Compare
Dixons Music Primary	Free school	520 m	420	Outstanding 2022	56	Compare
Dixons Trinity Academy	Free school	520 m	671	No overall grade 2025	81	Compare
New College Bradford	Free schools 16 to 19	650 m	0	Not inspected	–	Compare
All Saints CofE Primary School	Academy	710 m	628	Not inspected	74	Compare
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy	Free school	850 m	329	Good 2022	80	Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Academy	880 m	342	Good 2023	34	Compare

All schools in Bradford Best primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Bradford College a good school?

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How many pupils does Bradford College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: Great Horton Road, Bradford, BD7 1AY
Telephone: 01274 088088
Website: www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk
Gceo: Mr Chris Webb
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Bradford
Ward: City
Constituency: Bradford West
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 September 1832 (new provision)
URN: 130532 · LAESTAB 3808004 · UKPRN 10000840

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

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.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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