Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bradford
Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8HE
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/01/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
31.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
889
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
107 of 107 families who put it first got an offer
168
Places offered
334
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 107 | 107 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 112 | 33 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 56 | 11 | ● 20% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 59 | 6 | ● 10% |
| Total | 334 | 157 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mohammed Hafeez Khan
- Address
- Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8HE
- Phone
- 01274454400
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Bradford Moor · Bradford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142681
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 70% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES
889 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 932 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 163 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 18.72 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 16 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 163 | 10% | 36% | 55% | |
| English Language | 163 | 9% | 31% | 49% | |
| Combined Science | 150 | 12% | 40% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 150 | 11% | 51% | 64% | |
| Geography | 86 | 12% | 26% | 34% | |
| Urdu | 55 | 22% | 75% | 84% | |
| History | 51 | 4% | 31% | 35% | |
| French | 47 | 9% | 47% | 49% | |
| Religious Studies | 30 | 23% | 47% | 60% | |
| Art and Design | 28 | 7% | 25% | 36% | |
| Social Studies | 20 | 0% | 15% | 30% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bradford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.