Beckfoot Oakbank, Keighley

In 2026, pupils at Beckfoot Oakbank averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.6 in Bradford and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Bradford and 47% in England.

That is up from 35.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.62: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.5, against 41.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 160 families put Beckfoot Oakbank as their first choice and 296 named it as one of their preferences, for 212 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Beckfoot Oakbank are The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (1.5 miles, Attainment 8 31.7); Carlton Keighley (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); Parkside School (2.3 miles, Attainment 8 36.4); and Bingley Grammar School (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.6).

Beckfoot Oakbank's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Beckfoot Oakbank is one of 10 schools run by Beckfoot Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 in 2024/25.

98 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beckfoot Oakbank (as of September 2025): 32% would recommend the school, 49% say their child is happy there and 37% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (59%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (24%).

Of the 286 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 71 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

36.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Ingrow West (Keighley & Worth Valley Railway), about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oakbank School (opposite), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beckfoot Oakbank stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 251 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404).

In 2024/25, Beckfoot Oakbank issued 2261 suspensions, 150.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 9 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Beckfoot Oakbank are Ingrow Primary School (0.3 miles), Beckfoot Nessfield (0.4 miles), Worth Valley Primary School (0.4 miles) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.