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Beckfoot Upper Heaton

Bradford, BD9 6ALSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2023
Progress 8
-0.71
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
0.6×
Not oversubscribed
82 1st-choice / 139 places
Ranking
#2,855
of 3,141 nationally

About Beckfoot Upper Heaton

Beckfoot Upper Heaton’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.71 sits well below the Bradford local authority average of -0.19, placing it 30th out of 39 secondary schools in the area. That gap is significant: pupils here make less academic progress between Key Stage 2 and GCSE than their peers across the borough. The school’s Progress 8 banding is officially rated ‘well below average’, and nationally it ranks in the bottom 10% of all secondary schools. The picture is consistent across most subject areas — English progress is -0.64, the EBacc element is -0.67, and open subjects are the weakest at -1.08. Only maths, at -0.34, comes closer to the LA average, though still negative. For parents comparing options, this is a school where the headline metrics clearly lag behind local competitors like Dixons Trinity Academy (Progress 8 of +0.72) and even the nearest Outstanding-rated school, Beckfoot School, which sits just 2.8 km away.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressThorn Lane, Bradford, Bradford, BD9 6AL
HeadteacherBiman Dey
Local AuthorityBradford
Number of Pupils682
Free School Meals (FSM)43.3%
School Capacity682 / 727 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (24 May 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Apr 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Dining HallTheatreAstro TurfArt StudiosGymnasiumMusic RoomsSwimming PoolSixth Form CentreChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

16

Sports

BasketballDanceCricketRowingRugbyFootballSwimmingHockeyNetball

Clubs & Activities

DebateDramaGardeningYoung EnterpriseScience ClubModel United NationsCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Beckfoot Upper Heaton has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.