SCHOOL PROFILE
Appleton Academy: data, trends and context
Appleton Academy is a all-through school in Bradford. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
145173
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Bradford
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Trust
EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
BD12 8AL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
1,207
FSM eligible
50.8%
EAL / First language other than English
10.1%
SEND (total)
31.5%
SEN Support
25.1%
EHCP
6.4%
White British
76.1%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
90.9%
Overall absence
9.1%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Severe absence
3.5%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
43.1%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
13.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
35.1
English & maths grade 5+
27.0%
English & maths grade 4+
42.3%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
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Appleton Academy is a all-through school in Bradford. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.