Hazelbeck Special School
Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1EE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BECKFOOT TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Lisa Little
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Beckfoot Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 139977
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274777107
About this school
Hazelbeck Special School is a special academy in Bingley. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hazelbeck Special School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 23 | 11 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hazelbeck Special School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.91%
- English as an additional language
- 41.1%
- Overall absence
- 13.23%
- Persistent absence
- 37.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lady Lane Park School & Nursery1.4 miles
Independent schools · Bingley
-
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Shipley
-
Chellow Heights Special School1.8 miles
Special schools · Bradford
-
High Park School1.8 miles
Academies · Bradford
-
Bradford Grammar School3.0 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Bingley
- Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cottingley Village Primary School Primary
- Crossflatts Primary School Primary
- Eldwick Primary School Primary
- Harden Primary School Primary
- Myrtle Park Primary Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beckfoot School Secondary
- Bingley Grammar School Secondary
- Dixons Cottingley Academy Secondary
- Lady Lane Park School & Nursery Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hazelbeck Special School teach?
- Hazelbeck Special School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Bingley.
- Who is the head of school of Hazelbeck Special School?
- The head of school of Hazelbeck Special School is Mrs Lisa Little, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hazelbeck Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazelbeck Special School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hazelbeck Special School?
- Hazelbeck Special School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Hazelbeck Special School full?
- Hazelbeck Special School has capacity for 140 pupils and 178 on roll (127%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hazelbeck Special School a faith school?
- No. Hazelbeck Special School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hazelbeck Special School part of an academy trust?
- Hazelbeck Special School is part of BECKFOOT TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hazelbeck Special School have?
- The schools register lists Hazelbeck Special School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Hazelbeck Special School's absence rate?
- Hazelbeck Special School's overall absence rate is 13.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hazelbeck Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hazelbeck Special School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.