Beckfoot School is a secondary school located in Bingley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1EE
Website: www.beckfoot.org
Telephone: 01274771444
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Wade
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139975

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1610
Number of Pupils: 1670
Number of Boys: 854
Number of Girls: 816

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

: 0.16 Confidence interval 0 to 0.32
Of the 266 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 259 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:32%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.38
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hirst Wood Nursery School
Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ
3out of 4 2,474 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School
Church Street , BD16 2PP
3out of 4 535 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Myrtle Park Primary
Ash Terrace , Bingley, West Yorkshire BD16 1HB
3out of 4 694 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Crownest Road , BD16 4HQ
- not rated 962 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery
Mornington Road , BD16 4JS
3out of 4 1,103 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Eldwick Primary School
Warren Lane , Gilstead BD16 3LE
3out of 4 1,598 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot School
Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Cottingley New Road , BD16 1TZ
1out of 4 1,554 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bingley Grammar School
Keighley Road , BD16 2RS
3out of 4 2,143 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Titus Salt School
Higher Coach Road , Baildon BD17 5RH
3out of 4 2,633 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6NA
3out of 4 2,824 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shipley College
Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW
- not rated 2,979 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lady Lane Park School & Nursery
Lady Lane , BD16 4AP
- not rated 2,343 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Baker Street , Saltaire BD18 3JE
4out of 4 3,102 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chellow Heights Special School
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6AL
3out of 4 3,208 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
High Park School
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6RY
1out of 4 3,238 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.