Beckfoot SchoolParkside School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Beckfoot School and Parkside School are secondary schools.
Beckfoot School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Parkside School scores 28 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Beckfoot School is ahead on our composite score.
Beckfoot School was judged exceptional and Parkside School was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.5 for Beckfoot School and 36.4 for Parkside School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Beckfoot School (56.1 in 2021-22, 51.5 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Parkside School (36.9 in 2023-24, 36.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BingleyBeckfoot School | BradfordParkside School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | F28/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure | 34th of 35 in Bradford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,592 | 1,061 | |
| Capacity | 1,610 | 1,374 | |
| Location | Bingley, BD16 1EE | Bradford, BD13 5AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.5 Stronger figure | 36.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.4% Stronger figure | 22.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.7% Stronger figure | 48.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 262 | 214 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 141 | 37 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 Stronger figure | 23.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.3 Stronger figure | 21.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.2% Stronger figure | 4.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,605 | 1,102 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.6% | 24.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.3% | 2.2% | |
| SEN support | 22.6% | 14.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 12.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.9% Stronger figure | 32.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beckfoot School
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