Appleton Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber BD12 8AL · Bradford
#232 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2623 of 4,090 nationally
About Appleton Academy
Appleton Academy is a academy all-through located in Bradford, in the Bradford local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 3–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,207 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 36.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of all-through schools in England and 232nd of 366 ranked all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: higher standard (77th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (10th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,207; capacity filled 87.6%; grade 4+ english & maths 42.3%; ebacc average points 2.84.
There are 149 schools in Bradford; Appleton Academy ranks 73rd of 144 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)63%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)12%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)35.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)27%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)50.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Appleton Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,207
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 50.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 87.6%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 63%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 12%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
- Attainment 8
- 35.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 27%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 42.3%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.84
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Appleton Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Worthinghead Primary School
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
203 students · 755 m away
Shirley Manor Primary School
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
168 students · 1.0 km away
Hill Top CofE Primary School
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
215 students · 1.4 km away
Woodside Academy
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
362 students · 1.5 km away
Low Moor CofE Primary School
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
395 students · 1.7 km away
Scholes Village Primary School
Cleckheaton · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
217 students · 1.7 km away
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School
Brighouse · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
183 students · 2.2 km away
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
388 students · 2.2 km away
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
198 students · 2.3 km away
Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
106 students · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Academy all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,207 students
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,211 students
Liberty Academy
Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,199 students
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,226 students
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,228 students
Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,185 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Appleton Academy a good school?
Appleton Academy has a Success Index (England) of 36.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #232 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Appleton Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Appleton Academy ranks #232 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2623 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Appleton Academy?
Appleton Academy had 1,207 students in 2025.
Is Appleton Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Appleton Academy is classified as a all-through covering Ages 3–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Appleton Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Appleton Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.