Beckfoot Thornton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 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
- 143114
- Address
- Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, BD13 3BH
- Website
- www.beckfootthornton.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1272 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.2%
- Girls
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.9%
- Persistent absence
- 35.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 56.4%
Pakistani 20%
Mixed 10%
Other White 4.6%
Indian 3.1%
African 2.5%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.1
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 256 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 247 |
| French | GCSE | 134 |
| Geography | GCSE | 113 |
Admissions
Beckfoot Thornton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 247
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 121
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 251 133 118 |
| Year 8 | 259 158 101 |
| Year 9 | 255 129 126 |
| Year 10 | 248 146 102 |
| Year 11 | 259 149 110 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 5.2% 3.0% |