Carlton KeighleyBeckfoot Oakbank

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Keighley.

Summary of the comparison

Carlton Keighley and Beckfoot Oakbank are secondary schools in Keighley.

  • Carlton Keighley scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Beckfoot Oakbank scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Carlton Keighley is ahead on our composite score.

  • Carlton Keighley was judged Good and Beckfoot Oakbank was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.6 for Carlton Keighley and 35.3 for Beckfoot Oakbank.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Carlton Keighley (40.1 in 2021-22, 38.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Beckfoot Oakbank (39.3 in 2021-22, 35.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Carlton Keighley versus Beckfoot Oakbank compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure KeighleyCarlton KeighleyKeighleyBeckfoot OakbankEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureF29/100
Local ranking18th of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure33rd of 35 in Bradford
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll790 1,503
Capacity900 1,800
LocationKeighley, BD20 6EB Keighley, BD22 7DU
GCSE results
Attainment 838.6 Stronger figure35.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.1% Stronger figure25.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.9% Stronger figure51.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc3.5% 27.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.08 Stronger figure3.02 4.09
Cohort144 270
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported59
A-level average pointsNot reported31.2 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported34.2 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported5.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census790 1,503
Free school meals (ever 6)32.8% 38.1%
English as an additional language44.8% 17.6%
SEN support15.8% 18.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.2% Stronger figure14.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.8% Stronger figure37.6% 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.

Carlton Keighley

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