Beechcliffe Special School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Keighley and IlkleyConstituency

BD20 6EDPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Beechcliffe Special School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 247 pupils. Beechcliffe Special School is part of CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2013

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.05

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

23%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

247

Total Pupils

75%Boys

25%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 247
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 May 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.