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Oastlers School

Flockton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7RH ·

Report card: strong areas· 2026

At a glance

A state special school for ages 11–19 in Bradford. Ofsted report card (February 2026): strong areas. Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages: 11–19
Pupils: 179
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Bradford
Academy trust: EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Harper
Opened: Mar 2023

School website 01274307456 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted report card (renewed framework)

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Inspected 3 Feb 2026Published 19 May 2026

SafeguardingMet
InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingExceptional
AchievementExceptional
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Personal development and well-beingExceptional
Post-16 provisionExceptional
Leadership and governanceExceptional

Report cards grade each area separately on a five-point scale, from Urgent improvement to Exceptional. There is no single overall grade, and results are not directly comparable with earlier grades such as “Good”.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 27 pupils

Attainment 8

14.5

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

14.8%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-1.00

2023/24 · CI -1.57 to -0.43

This school

14.5

Bradford

40.8

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 138099), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

164

Capacity

144

124% full

Girls / boys

11/89

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)70.6%
English as an additional language2.4%
SEN support0%
Education, Health and Care plan100%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.