Beckfoot Oakbank
Oakworth Road, Keighley, BD22 7DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BECKFOOT TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Burton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Beckfoot Trust
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,800
- Pupils on roll
- 1,394
- URN
- 143112
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535210111
About this school
Beckfoot Oakbank is a secondary academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,394 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Oakbank, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 274 | 286 | 270 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.5 | 36.0 | 35.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.71 -0.88 to -0.55 | -0.62 -0.79 to -0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 26.6% | 25.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 47.9% | 51.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 7.7% | 27% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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 Beckfoot Oakbank has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.5 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.3 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,560 |
| 2023/24 | 1,546 |
| 2024/25 | 1,503 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beckfoot Oakbank compares
Beckfoot Oakbank ranked 27th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.3 | 14.5% | 38.1% | 1,394 | — |
| The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 28.8 | 12.5% | 41.7% | 630 | 1.5 miles |
| Carlton Keighley | 38.6 | 8.2% | 32.8% | 809 | 1.8 miles |
| Parkside School | 36.7 | 12.3% | 24.6% | 1,061 | 2.3 miles |
| Bingley Grammar School | 46.5 | 9.6% | 25.6% | 1,985 | 3.3 miles |
| South Craven School | 47.5 | 8.1% | 16.8% | 1,936 | 4.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.1%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 14.52%
- Persistent absence
- 37.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Keighley
-
Carlton Keighley1.8 miles
Secondary · Keighley
-
Parkside School2.3 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Bingley Grammar School3.3 miles
Secondary · Bingley
-
South Craven School4.0 miles
Secondary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
- Carlton Keighley Secondary
- South Craven School Secondary
- The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Strong Close Nursery School Nursery
- Beckfoot Nessfield Primary
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School Primary
- Cononley Primary School Primary
- Cowling Community Primary School Primary
- East Morton CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastburn Primary School Primary
- Eastwood Community School Primary
- Glusburn Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beckfoot Oakbank teach?
- Beckfoot Oakbank teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Beckfoot Oakbank?
- The headteacher of Beckfoot Oakbank is Mr Andrew Burton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beckfoot Oakbank been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Oakbank, 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 Beckfoot Oakbank?
- Beckfoot Oakbank has 1,394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Beckfoot Oakbank full?
- Beckfoot Oakbank has capacity for 1,800 pupils and 1,394 on roll (77%), 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 Beckfoot Oakbank a faith school?
- No. Beckfoot Oakbank has no designated religious character.
- Is Beckfoot Oakbank a selective school?
- No. Beckfoot Oakbank is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Beckfoot Oakbank part of an academy trust?
- Beckfoot Oakbank is part of BECKFOOT TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beckfoot Oakbank's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.5 in 2022/23 and 35.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beckfoot Oakbank compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Beckfoot Oakbank ranked 27th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beckfoot Oakbank's absence rate?
- Beckfoot Oakbank's overall absence rate is 14.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beckfoot Oakbank's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beckfoot Oakbank'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 2 July 2026.