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Type
  
Academy

Chair
  
John Winkley

DfE URN
  
139975 Tables

Number of students
  
1,620

Headteacher
  
David Horn

DfE number
  
380/4064

Phone
  
+44 1274 771444

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

Location
  
Wagon Lane Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 1EE England

Address
  
Wagon Ln, Bradford BD16 1EE, UK

Profiles

Beckfoot School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Bingley, West Yorkshire, England.

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The school has previously gained Technology College status, specialist school status in the Arts, Artsmark Gold and a Sportsmark Award. It also has a Charter Mark for services to the community and is a City Learning Centre. The school converted to academy status in August 2013.

Beckfoot School is also a training school that has attained 'Investors in People' and a 'School Achievement Award'. The school moved into new, purpose-built, premises in June 2011 and the old buildings were demolished in 2012. The new premises are shared with Hazelbeck School.

The school has above-average A*–C grades in GCSEs and is taking part in the new fast-track Modern Foreign Language and Media Studies GCSE scheme.

Sixth form

The School's sixth form was awarded Grade 1 (outstanding) status in its recent Ofsted inspection. Qualifications offered are A-Levels and BTEC national diploma.

Beckfoot Trust

As an academy, Beckfoot School is the founding school of the Beckfoot Trust, a multi-academy trust, Hazelbeck School joined the trust in 2013 and Beckfoot Upper Heaton in 2015. Beckfoot Thornton joined in 2016.

Notable former pupils

  • Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh – attended the school under its previous name of Beckfoot Grammar School
  • Georgina Roberts – England Ladies Rugby Union attended Beckfoot until 2002
  • Footballer Danny Ward – attended the school
  • Footballer James Hanson – attended the school from 1999–2004
  • Katie Pattison-Hart – member of the first female crew of five to row the Atlantic
  • References

    Beckfoot School Wikipedia