Beckfoot Oakbank
About the school
Beckfoot Oakbank is an open secondary school in Bradford.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 January 2025
- Published
- 6 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SWK
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 35.3
- Bradford
- 40.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bradford
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 25.90%
- Bradford
- 37.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 51.10%
- Bradford
- 56.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 27.00%
- Bradford
- 42.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.02
- Bradford
- 3.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.21
AAB or better
- School
- 5.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1503
Girls
50.37%
Boys
49.63%
SEN support
18.03%
Education, health and care plan
2.59%
English as an additional language
17.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.10%
Overall absence
14.52
Persistent absence
37.56
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
274
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
80
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
53%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
28%