Beckfoot School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bingley, Bradford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.639 miles
Published by Bradford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Beckfoot School is a secondary school in Bingley, Bradford for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Beckfoot School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.639 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Year 7 offer went to a child living 1.639 miles away, 5th longest of 12 Bradford secondary schools with a published last distance, this one included.
- The 2026 last distance for Year 7 was further from the school than in 2025, and nearer than in 2014.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 403 first-choice applications for 271 offers; 254 offers went to first-choice families and 149 first-choice families (37%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 58% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bradford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bradford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1EE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,592 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Beckfoot School is a setting that, first and foremost, cares deeply about people.”
- “Pupils joining the school are welcomed into a diverse family.”
- “They form strong and trusted relationships with adults and peers at the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 58% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 403 first-preference applications, 271 offers in total, 254 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- Dixons Cottingley Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bingley Grammar School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Titus Salt School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Belle Vue Girls' Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beckfoot Upper Heaton 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkside School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published