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Beckfoot Oakbank

Bradford, BD22 7DUSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
1 Good · 4 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
Progress 8
-0.62
Well below average · 2023/24
−20+2
Applications / places
0.7×
Applications did not exceed published places
167 1st-choice / 230 places
Ranking
#2,762
of 3,141 nationally

About Beckfoot Oakbank

Beckfoot Oakbank is a state-funded secondary school in Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,503 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,800.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (21 Jan 2025). the published Progress 8 score was -0.62 for 2023/24. the published Attainment 8 score was 36.0 for 2023/24. the published A-level average grade was C for 2023/24. admissions data records 167 first-preference applications for 230 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressOakworth Road, Keighley, Bradford, BD22 7DU
HeadteacherAndrew Burton
Local AuthorityBradford
Number of Pupils1,503
Free School Meals (FSM)37.3%
School Capacity1,503 / 1,800 (84% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Inadequate
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Inadequate
Sixth Form Provision
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 6 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Beckfoot Oakbank has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.