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Beckfoot Thornton

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, Bradford BD13 3BH · beckfootthornton.org · 01274 881082

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade · safeguarding standards not met
GCSEs, 2024/25
40.2
average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,243
96% of 1,300 places
Local authority
Bradford
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
39.7%
First language not English
8.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Beckfoot Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 163 families put the school first and 239 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 237 (Places 253)237September 2023: 206 (Places 258)206September 2024: 222 (Places 252)222September 2025: 211 (Places 247)211September 2026: 163 (Places 239)163Places 239
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262391630.7100%
September 2025Sept 20252472110.994%
September 2024Sept 20242522220.994%
September 2023Sept 20232582060.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222532370.994%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.2, and 35.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 36.3 (England 46.5)36.32018/19: 39.3 (England 46.7)39.32021/22: 45.6 (England 48.8)45.62022/23: 39.4 (England 46.3)39.42023/24: 37.3 (England 45.9)37.32024/25: 40.2 (England 46.0)40.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼40.246.0
▼35.1%45.4%
▼54.4%64.8%
▲52.1%40.5%
▼3.764.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107442)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form5.8−4.8
Sixth form college22.6−3.1
Further education52.9+1.9
Other education0.40
Apprenticeship3.5+0.2
Employment3.1+2.3
Not in a lasting destination5.4−0.7
Activity not captured6.2+4.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 25.7 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 24.8 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 28.5 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 24.2 (England 32.9)D+England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
67 studentsD+ (24.2)Average -0.13
67 studentsD+ (24.2)Average -0.13
27 studentsDist- (31.8)Above average +0.56
6.1%AAB or better
84.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1851C (28.5)-0.05
2016/1793D+ (24.8)-0.03
2015/16107C- (25.7)+0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162017/182018/192019/202021/222022/23
Left in 2022/23Since 2021/22
University54.2−3.6
Further and other education11.9−3.7
Further education6.8−7.3
Other education5.1+3.5
Apprenticeship6.8+3.7
Employment16.9+10.6
Not in a lasting destination6.8−5.7
Activity not captured3.4−1.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Beckfoot Thornton on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade. Safeguarding standards were not met.

Inspected
21 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Not met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
Personal development and well-beingNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2023

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107442), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2023Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2014Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107442)

What parents said

63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
63%
Replies
84
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▼66% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼74% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼53% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼65% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼50% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●47% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 51% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼42% agreeEngland 67%

based on 19 parents (23%) with SEND

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