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Oastlers School

Flockton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7RH

Special / SEND
Ages 11–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Oastlers School is a special / send school (academy special converter) in Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Academy special converter
Establishment group
Academies
Age range
Ages 11–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
144
Pupils on roll
179
URN
149519

Admissions

Local authority
Bradford
Academy trust or group
EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.

Secondary results 2024/25
MeasureSchool
Attainment 8 score14.5
EBacc average point score0.99
Entering the EBacc0%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths14.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths0%

Previous school performance

These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.

Oastlers School · Secondary · 2022/23
MeasureSchool
Attainment 8 score13.2
Grade 5 or above in English & maths0%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths10.3%
Entering the EBacc0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 3 February 2026 · Published 19 May 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Early years (where applicable)
Not applicable
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Exceptional

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Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.

  • Ungraded inspection

    Inspected 4 December 2019 · Published 29 January 2020

    Outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Oastlers School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

Previous inspection information

  • Ofsted inspection

    Inspected 25 January 2023 · Published 19 March 2023

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

    Safeguarding was effective: Yes

    This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Oastlers School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

    View on Ofsted(opens in a new tab)

Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Flockton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7RH
Local authority
Bradford

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