Education Procurement: the Bradford school landscape
Education procurement in Bradford splits between Bradford, Kirklees, Leeds maintained schools and trust-led buying: 163 of the 272 open schools here belong to a multi-academy trust. That structure decides who signs off an MSP's proposal — school business manager, trust operations lead or a central procurement team.
- Multi-academy trust members among local schools: 163 of 272 (60%)
- Independently procuring schools: 109
- Local authorities in scope: Bradford, Kirklees, Leeds
Figures are aggregates of the public GIAS-derived school feed published on this site and refresh with it. They describe the local landscape only — nothing here is specific to an individual school until one is selected above.
How large is the Bradford education procurement opportunity for an MSP?
The BD postcode area behind this education procurement page covers 272 open state-funded schools (186 primary, 39 secondary) with around 113,000 pupils on roll, per the public GIAS-derived school feed published on this site.
Who signs off education procurement decisions in Bradford schools?
For education procurement, 163 of the 272 open schools here (60%) belong to a multi-academy trust where sign-off is often central; the other 109 procure independently through their own business managers.