Bradford Forster Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Bradford (Bradford).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Bradford Forster Academy is an exciting, vibrant, student-centred place of learning, which is fully committed to providing the highest quality education for all of its students. I am very proud to lead this school and I am especially proud of the improvements that we have seen.
We have worked tirelessly to improve our school and our Ofsted grading recently improved to reflect the changes that we have made. Our attendance figures and behaviour figures have all improved significantly. More trips and enrichment clubs are running that ever before and our students love to attend these out of school experiences. Our outcomes also improved last year.
We are very lucky that our staff willingly give up their time to support our students and we have had intervention running for year 11s every evening for the last 2 years. We are proud of our Christian roots and the community that we serve. After consultation, our values changed in September 2024:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Coding
- Drama
- Football
- Lego
- Netball
Key facts
- URN
- 140429
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (11 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Neale | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Adele Humble Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahila Hussain | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Adebajo Abiola | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Daniel Styles | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Rob Robinson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Abigail Thomas | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev Duncan Milwain | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Simon Dennis | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Olalekan Obisesan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ann McKerchar | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2021 | |
| Paul Wheelhouse | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Debbie Neale Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Gemma Earles Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jonathan Gardner Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Lisa Mason Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Rob Robinson Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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