Broadbeck Learning Centre
Brearcliffe Drive, Buttershaw, West Yorkshire, BD6 2LE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Mark Fletcher
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 14
- Pupils on roll
- 12
- URN
- 142784
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274924666
About this school
Broadbeck Learning Centre is an independent special school in West Yorkshire. It teaches children aged 6 to 18 and has 12 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Broadbeck Learning Centre under its current framework. 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
Broadbeck Learning Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2016, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 |
| 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 Broadbeck Learning Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 14 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 12
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Southfield0.8 miles
Academies · Bradford
-
Eternal Light1.1 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
-
Millcourt School1.3 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Eden Springs Girls Secondary1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Crystal Gardens Primary School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Bradford
Other schools in West Yorkshire
- Compass Community School North Special schools
- Ackworth School Independent schools
- LS-TEN Independent schools
- Rida Girls High School Independent schools
- Silcoates School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Broadbeck Learning Centre teach?
- Broadbeck Learning Centre teaches children aged 6 to 18. It is a special school in West Yorkshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadbeck Learning Centre?
- The headteacher of Broadbeck Learning Centre is Headteacher Mark Fletcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broadbeck Learning Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Broadbeck Learning Centre under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Broadbeck Learning Centre?
- Broadbeck Learning Centre has 12 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 18.
- Is Broadbeck Learning Centre full?
- Broadbeck Learning Centre has capacity for 14 pupils and 12 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 Broadbeck Learning Centre a faith school?
- No. Broadbeck Learning Centre has no designated religious character.
- What are Broadbeck Learning Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadbeck Learning Centre'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 24 July 2026.