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Bingley Grammar School

Secondary · Bingley · BD16 2RS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 15 September 2023

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At a glance

1,985 pupils · 106% of 1,878 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
28% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
14.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
4.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.bingleygrammar.org
URN
107439

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 266 families named it first for 282 Year 7 places, 0.94 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 2.901 miles; distance decided places in 4 of the 4 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 15 September 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.94 first-choice applications per place

282 places offered · 266 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 2.901 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 2.901 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

308 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
46.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
66.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
45.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.9
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
33.4
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school46.5
Median of its 12 closest peers47.4
Bradford average41.5
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
The Crompton House Church of England AcademyOldham · 22 miles awayGood46.8
Graveney SchoolLondon · 182 miles awayOutstanding63.9
Hellesdon High SchoolNorwich · 153 miles awayRequires improvement40.3
Cleeve SchoolCheltenham · 133 miles awayGood49.9
Outwood Grange AcademyWakefield · 17 miles awayGood47.2
Moulsham High SchoolChelmsford · 177 miles awayGood58.3
Wymondham High AcademyWymondham · 151 miles awayGood52.6
Copleston High SchoolIpswich · 177 miles awayGood46.9
Wade Deacon High SchoolWidnes · 49 miles awayOutstanding54
Turton SchoolBolton · 29 miles awayGood43.7
Christopher Whitehead Language CollegeWorcester · 116 miles awayGood43.8
South Craven SchoolKeighley · 7 miles awayGood47.5

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
30 of 24 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 52% (Bradford 37%, England 59%) · Asian Pakistani 25% (Bradford 36%, England 5%) · Not recorded 6% (Bradford 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 4% (Bradford 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Bradford 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Bradford 5%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bradford 2%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Bradford 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bradford 2%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Bradford 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Bradford 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Bradford 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
26.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

21.97 suspensions per 100 pupils and 8 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bradford: 48.33 suspensions and 0.28 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained secondaries: 0.22% vacant, 0.42% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

67.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,826; 2.1% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,259
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 85% (77%) · premises 5% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (7%) · supplies and services 7% (10%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £1,752,007; in-year balance +£206,741

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
94%
Continuing in education
89%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
60%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
13%
Any sustained destination
84%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier68.3%62.3%
Social housing4.6%17.1%
Privately rented27.1%20.5%
Detached houses14.7%22.9%
Flats34%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms21.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010578 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£230,000232 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£170,000–£341,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (44)£422,500
Semi-detached (66)£252,000
Terraced (68)£204,000
Flat (54)£138,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Year 7 cutoff distance (4.67 km, 2026 entry): 2,706 sales, median £208,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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