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Belle Vue Girls' Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 910of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 41.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 181
- Ofsted
- Report card, 11 November 2025Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Belle Vue Girls' School (URN 107368, until 1 April 2012).
What the data says
Of the 187 pupils who finished Year 11 at Belle Vue Girls' Academy in 2023, 65% stayed on in Belle Vue Girls' Academy’s own sixth form (Bradford average 33%), 19% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 89 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 55% went to university (Bradford 40%, England 37%), and 12% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Religious Studies, Chemistry and Biology.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bradford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 187 | 6,849 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 65% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 5% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 89 | 4,742 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 78% | 72% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 55% | 40% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 12% | 13% | 19% |
| Further education | 9% | 9% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 7% | 16% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 18% | 22% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.2 | 40.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 38% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 71% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 40% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.0 | 31.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.3 | 45.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 56% | 34% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 175 | 97% | 88% | 10% | 22% | 62% |
| English Language | 174 | 96% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 79% |
| English Literature | 170 | 94% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 152 | 84% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 66% |
| Religious Studies | 100 | 55% | 31% | 30% | 32% | 78% |
| History | 80 | 44% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 64% |
| Spanish | 66 | 36% | 19% | 11% | 27% | 48% |
| French | 63 | 35% | 18% | 6% | 29% | 48% |
| Geography | 60 | 33% | 41% | 8% | 25% | 52% |
| Business Studies | 43 | 24% | 18% | 9% | 20% | 42% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 41 | 23% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 78% |
| Art and Design | 39 | 22% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 56% |
| Design and Technology | 30 | 17% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 77% |
| Urdu | 26 | 14% | 1% | 42% | 42% | 81% |
| Italian | 19 | 10% | 0% | 5% | 53% | 79% |
| Biology | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 39 | 74% | — |
| Health Studies | 31 | 58% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 13 | 25% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 9 | 17% | — |
| Sports Studies | 9 | 17% | — |
| Multimedia | 6 | 11% | — |
| Health Studies | 2 | 4% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 115 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 53 | 1,976 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.04 | 33.79 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 17 | 32% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Biology | 14 | 26% | 20% |
| Psychology | 11 | 21% | 23% |
| Sociology | 11 | 21% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 8 | 15% | 13% |
| Geography | 7 | 13% | 10% |
| Art and Design | 6 | 11% | 1% |
| Urdu | — | — | 0% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 32 | 60% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 21 | 40% | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 19 | 36% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 16 | 30% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 3 | 12 | 23% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.