Beckfoot Upper HeatonSt Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.
Summary of the comparison
Beckfoot Upper Heaton and St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College are secondary schools in Bradford.
Beckfoot Upper Heaton scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College is ahead on our composite score.
Beckfoot Upper Heaton was judged Good and St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.3 for Beckfoot Upper Heaton and 44.5 for St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Beckfoot Upper Heaton (38.7 in 2021-22, 37.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BradfordBeckfoot Upper Heaton | BradfordSt Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | C57/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 35 in Bradford | 16th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 682 | 1,794 | |
| Capacity | 727 | 1,950 | |
| Location | Bradford, BD9 6AL | Bradford, BD9 4BQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.3 | 44.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31.2% | 45.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53.2% | 67.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.9% Stronger figure | 8.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 | 3.51 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 141 | 289 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 104 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 33.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 36.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 12.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 682 | 1,794 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.2% | 27.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 60.7% | 27.7% | |
| SEN support | 30.4% | 19.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 1.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.7% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 44.4% | 24.2% 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
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
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