Beckfoot Upper HeatonDixons Cottingley Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Beckfoot Upper Heaton and Dixons Cottingley Academy are secondary schools.
Beckfoot Upper Heaton scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Dixons Cottingley Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dixons Cottingley Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Beckfoot Upper Heaton was judged Good and Dixons Cottingley Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.3 for Beckfoot Upper Heaton and 46.7 for Dixons Cottingley Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Beckfoot Upper Heaton (38.7 in 2021-22, 37.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at Dixons Cottingley Academy (44.6 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BradfordBeckfoot Upper Heaton | BingleyDixons Cottingley Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 35 in Bradford | 9th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 682 | 862 | |
| Capacity | 727 | 900 | |
| Location | Bradford, BD9 6AL | Bingley, BD16 1TZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.3 | 46.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31.2% | 46.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53.2% | 62.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.9% | 87.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 | 4.21 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 141 | 171 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 682 | 862 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.2% | 36.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 60.7% | 23.8% | |
| SEN support | 30.4% | 12.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.7% | 11.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 44.4% | 35.6% Stronger figure | 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
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 Upper Heaton
Dixons Cottingley Academy
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