Bradford Academy, West Yorkshire


Bradford Academy is a Diocese of West Yorkshire sponsored all-through Academy in south-east Bradford. It has grown rapidly and now has around 1800 pupils.
Bradford Academy opened its doors to its first pupils in September 2007 and has grown rapidly. In September 2010 Bradford Academy secured All-Through Academy status, with a 62 place nursery, primary provision for reception to Year 6 and over 500 students in Post 16. Bradford Academy now has over 2,000 pupils ranging from ages 2 to 18.
Bradford Academy is sponsored by the Diocese of Bradford and together have developed Citizenship with Enterprise as the specialism of the Academy. Bradford Academy's ambition is for at least 60% of their students to gain five good GCSEs, ensuring they are in the top 5% of similar schools nationally and are well on the way to realising this ambition.

History

It opened its doors to its first pupils on 9 September 2007. It was officially opened in April 2008 by Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York.

Former schools

It is based on the site of Bradford Cathedral Community College which was a voluntary-aided school on Lister Avenue for ages 11–18. This was on the site of Fairfax Grammar School, opened in 1963 on Lister Avenue off Wakefield Road which became Fairfax School then Fairfax Community School. In the early 1970s it had around 1,100 boys and girls aged 13–18.

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