Beckfoot Thornton

State-Funded School

beckfoot-thornton-bradford-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford WestConstituency

BD13 3BHPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Beckfoot Thornton is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,243 pupils. Beckfoot Thornton is part of Beckfoot Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.76

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

25%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,243

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,243
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Beckfoot Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Oct 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Oct 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	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.