Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Bradford (Bradford).
Location
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Belle Vue Girls' Academy was founded in 1877 and is one of the oldest non-selective girls' schools in the country. We are proud of our rich Bradford heritage and the contribution our academy has made to the education and lives of the girls and women of Bradford for over one hundred and forty years.
Since 2016, Belle Vue Girls' Academy has been part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) family of schools. Belle Vue Girls' is a popular academy with a reputation for high educational standards, excellent pastoral care, and our inclusive ethos.
We provide an exceptional educational experience for all, empowering our students to become confident learners, confident communicators, and confident future citizens, and we are committed to breaking barriers so all our young people can thrive and achieve. Please see the Vision and Values page of the website to find out more.
Our students make excellent progress, achieving outcomes that enable them to move on successfully to university, apprenticeships, and employment. The majority continue their studies in our popular Sixth Form, where we offer a broad range of A Level and Applied Vocational qualifications.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Stem
- Textiles
- Voice 21
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 138087
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Vivianne Brealey | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghulam Hadeed | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Salma Khalifa | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Shirley Oldale | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Nurjahan Ali Arobi Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Sofia Yasmin | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ben Metcalfe | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Deborah Anness | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Ann McKerchar | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2021 | |
| Roland Clark Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Mahroof Mohammed Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record