Beechcliffe Special School
Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley, BD20 6ED
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Harris
- Sponsor
- Carlton Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 224
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 150011
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535603041
About this school
Beechcliffe Special School is a special academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 247 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 7 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Beechcliffe Special School (URN 135229).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 37 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 |
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 Beechcliffe 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.68%
- English as an additional language
- 21.7%
- Overall absence
- 16.69%
- Persistent absence
- 42.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beckfoot Phoenix1.0 miles
Academies · Keighley
-
Lady Lane Park School & Nursery3.8 miles
Independent schools · Bingley
-
Hazelbeck Special School4.6 miles
Academies · Bingley
-
Moorfield School & Nursery5.1 miles
Independent schools · Ilkley
-
Craven Pupil Referral Service6.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Skipton
Other schools in Keighley
- Beckfoot Phoenix 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 year groups does Beechcliffe Special School teach?
- Beechcliffe Special School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechcliffe Special School?
- The headteacher of Beechcliffe Special School is Mr Lee Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beechcliffe Special School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechcliffe 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 big is Beechcliffe Special School?
- Beechcliffe Special School has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Beechcliffe Special School full?
- Beechcliffe Special School has capacity for 224 pupils and 247 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 Beechcliffe Special School a faith school?
- No. Beechcliffe Special School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Beechcliffe Special School?
- Beechcliffe Special School is part of CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Beechcliffe Special School have?
- The schools register lists Beechcliffe Special School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Beechcliffe Special School's absence rate?
- Beechcliffe Special School's overall absence rate is 16.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beechcliffe Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechcliffe 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 10 July 2026.