Beckfoot Phoenix
Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley, BD22 6HZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BECKFOOT TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Headteacher Sarah Lloyd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Beckfoot Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 109
- Pupils on roll
- 120
- URN
- 144891
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535607038
About this school
Beckfoot Phoenix is a special academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 120 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Phoenix, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 13 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Beckfoot Phoenix 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 | 0% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 113 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 10 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report16 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.28%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.23%
- Persistent absence
- 30.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beechcliffe Special School1.0 miles
Academies · Keighley
-
Lady Lane Park School & Nursery4.2 miles
Independent schools · Bingley
-
Hazelbeck Special School4.7 miles
Academies · Bingley
-
Moorfield School & Nursery6.1 miles
Independent schools · Ilkley
-
Chellow Heights Special School6.1 miles
Special schools · Bradford
Other schools in Keighley
- Beechcliffe Special School Academies
- 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
- Haworth Primary School Primary
- Holycroft Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beckfoot Phoenix teach?
- Beckfoot Phoenix teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Keighley.
- Who is the head teacher of Beckfoot Phoenix?
- The head teacher of Beckfoot Phoenix is Headteacher Sarah Lloyd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beckfoot Phoenix been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Phoenix, 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 Phoenix?
- Beckfoot Phoenix has 120 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Beckfoot Phoenix full?
- Beckfoot Phoenix has capacity for 109 pupils and 120 on roll (110%), 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 Beckfoot Phoenix a faith school?
- No. Beckfoot Phoenix has no designated religious character.
- Is Beckfoot Phoenix part of an academy trust?
- Beckfoot Phoenix 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 Beckfoot Phoenix have?
- The schools register lists Beckfoot Phoenix'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.
- How have Beckfoot Phoenix's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Beckfoot Phoenix's absence rate?
- Beckfoot Phoenix's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beckfoot Phoenix's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beckfoot Phoenix'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 10 July 2026.