Beckfoot School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 139975
- Address
- Wagon Lane, BD16 1EE
- Website
- www.beckfoot.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1605 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.6%
White British 67.4%
Pakistani 16.4%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 3.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 90%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.91
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 270 |
Admissions
Beckfoot School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 259
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 387
- 2nd preference
- 327
- 3rd preference
- 250
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 251
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 270 147 123 |
| Year 8 | 272 133 139 |
| Year 9 | 266 135 131 |
| Year 10 | 267 131 136 |
| Year 11 | 272 129 143 |
| Year 12 | 118 60 58 |
| Year 13 | 140 68 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 5.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 64.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 12.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 4.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.6% 2.4% |