Beckfoot Upper Heaton is a secondary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Thorn Lane, Bradford, BD9 6AL
Website: http://www.beckfootupperheaton.org/
Telephone: 01274493533
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Graeme Wrightson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142031

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 727
Number of Pupils: 674
Number of Boys: 526
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.42 Confidence interval 0.1 to 0.74
Of the 66 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 61 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:3%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:76%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.99
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 2,491 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre
Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW
4out of 4 2,575 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School
Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD
4out of 4 2,590 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot Heaton Primary
Haworth Road , BD9 6LL
2out of 4 261 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cottingley Village Primary School
Cottingley Moor Road , Cottingley BD16 1SY
- not rated 1,292 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sandy Lane Primary School
Cottingley Road , Allerton BD15 9JU
3out of 4 1,561 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School
Rossefield Road , Heaton BD9 4DA
3out of 4 1,744 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
Garforth Street , Allerton BD15 7HB
2out of 4 1,905 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6AL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6NA
3out of 4 252 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Cottingley New Road , BD16 1TZ
1out of 4 1,525 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ
2out of 4 1,727 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Beckfoot School
Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE
4out of 4 3,056 yd Academy converter No Mixed 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 2,775 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Squire Lane , BD9 6RB
1out of 4 2,075 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy
Rhodesway , BD8 0DH
3out of 4 2,241 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chellow Heights Special School
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6AL
3out of 4 159 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
High Park School
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6RY
1out of 4 279 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Netherleigh and Rossefield School
Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY
- not rated 1,948 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hazelbeck Special School
Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE
4out of 4 2,142 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Baker Street , Saltaire BD18 3JE
4out of 4 2,797 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.