Beckfoot Oakbank

State-Funded School

beckfoot-oakbank-bradford-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Keighley and IlkleyConstituency

BD22 7DUPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Beckfoot Oakbank is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,394 pupils. Beckfoot Oakbank is part of Beckfoot Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.02

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

23%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,394

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,394
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Beckfoot Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2025	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Not judged
23 Jan 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
12 Jun 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.