Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed
Thorn Lane, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 6AL
Headteacher · Mr Biman Dey
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Key facts
Pupils679Capacity 727
OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 24 May 2023
TrustBeckfoot Trust
Free school meals49.3%
Ofsted
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Bradford council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in BradfordApplications for September 2026
All 85 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered134
Applications259
First choice85
First-choice offers85
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Belle Vue Girls' Academy0.1 mi
- Dixons Cottingley Academy0.9 mi
- St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy1.0 mi
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School1.2 mi
- Dixons Allerton Academy1.3 mi