Valley Academy
Free schools in Bradford, Bradford.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Free schools |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 356 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 375 |
| Free school meals | 52.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Address | Cliffe Terrace, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 7DX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.deltavalley.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01274723439 |
| URN | 139474 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 June 2023, published 27 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (secondary school, about 1.0 km)
- Oasis Academy Lister Park (secondary school, about 1.1 km)
- Carlton Bolling (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
- Hanson Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Dixons McMillan Academy (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- Dixons Trinity Academy (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.