Beckfoot Upper Heaton
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber BD9 6AL · Bradford
#314 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3573 of 4,090 nationally
About Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Beckfoot Upper Heaton is a academy secondary located in Bradford, in the Bradford local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 679 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 19.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 314th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (28th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (11th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 679; capacity filled 93.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 53.2%; ebacc average points 3.26.
There are 149 schools in Bradford; Beckfoot Upper Heaton ranks 112th of 144 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)37.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)31.2%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)49.3%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Beckfoot Upper Heaton by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 679
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 49.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 93.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 37.3
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 31.2%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 53.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.26
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
910 students · 231 m away
Beckfoot Heaton Primary
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
752 students · 239 m away
Cottingley Village Primary School
Bingley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
448 students · 1.2 km away
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
861 students · 1.4 km away
Sandy Lane Primary School
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
326 students · 1.4 km away
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,800 students · 1.6 km away
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School
Bradford · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
382 students · 1.6 km away
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
426 students · 1.7 km away
Margaret McMillan Primary School
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
553 students · 1.8 km away
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
667 students · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
677 students
Lady Lumley's Academy
Pickering · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
676 students
Dixons Trinity Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
671 students
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
687 students
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
667 students
Dixons McMillan Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
665 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Beckfoot Upper Heaton a good school?
Beckfoot Upper Heaton has a Success Index (England) of 19.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #314 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Beckfoot Upper Heaton rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Beckfoot Upper Heaton ranks #314 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3573 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Beckfoot Upper Heaton?
Beckfoot Upper Heaton had 679 students in 2025.
Is Beckfoot Upper Heaton a primary school or a secondary school?
Beckfoot Upper Heaton is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Beckfoot Upper Heaton?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Beckfoot Upper Heaton; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.