Beckfoot Upper Heaton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 142031
- Address
- Thorn Lane, Heaton, BD9 6AL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 716 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 65.8%
- Girls
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 62%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.1%
- Persistent absence
- 36.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 30.6%
Pakistani 63.4%
Other Asian 13.7%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 4.9%
White British 3.2%
Other 2%
Indian 1.8%
African 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 3%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.9
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.03
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 41 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 69 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 140 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 126 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| French | GCSE | 8 |
| Geography | GCSE | 53 |
| History | GCSE | 72 |
Admissions
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 91 53 |
| Year 8 | 137 79 58 |
| Year 9 | 140 90 50 |
| Year 10 | 145 101 44 |
| Year 11 | 150 110 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 35.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 37.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.9% 1.0% |