SCHOOL PROFILE

Hanson Academy: data, trends and context

Hanson Academy is a secondary 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
149011
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Bradford
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Trust
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
BD2 1JP
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,503
FSM eligible
44.2%
EAL / First language other than English
29.3%
SEND (total)
17.3%
SEN Support
12.6%
EHCP
4.7%
White British
43.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
85.1%
Overall absence
14.9%
Persistent absence
42.0%
Severe absence
10.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
BradfordLocal authority89.1%10.9%5.7%
Yorkshire and The HumberRegion90.7%9.3%4.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
75.6%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
21.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.33%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
35.1
English & maths grade 5+
36.4%
English & maths grade 4+
50.9%

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

See Hanson Academy against 25 similar schools

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Hanson Academy is a secondary 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.