Beckfoot School

State-Funded School

beckfoot-school-bradford-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

ShipleyConstituency

BD16 1EEPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,592 pupils. Beckfoot School is part of Beckfoot Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.91

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

20%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,592

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,592
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Beckfoot Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
5 May 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
26 Jun 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.