Ofsted: Outstanding

Beckfoot Phoenix

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personHeadteacher Sarah Lloyd

corporate_fareBECKFOOT TRUST

location_onKeighley, BD22 6HZ

language Visit Website phone 1535607038

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

109

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

2-11

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Beckfoot Phoenix is a Academy special converter school in Keighley, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Beckfoot Phoenix is an academy special converter in Keighley, Bradford, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of BECKFOOT TRUST. The school has approximately 113 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading0% LA 73%

Writing0% LA 70%

Maths0% LA 71%

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading0% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 72% · Eng 73%

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%England 60%

Reading0% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

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LA -0.6

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LA 0.1

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LA -0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%England 65%

Reading0% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 77% · Eng 79%

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LA 0.4

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LA 0.6

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LA 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading-% LA 71%

Writing-% LA 75%

Maths-% LA 73%

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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LA 0.2

Write

LA 0.7

Maths

LA 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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15 February 2022

Inspection Report

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06 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2016-06-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-22

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 113 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	113	0	0.0%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	113	0	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	110	1	0.9%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	111	1	0.9%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	111	0	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	109	3	2.8%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	107	2	1.9%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	106	0	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	103	2	1.9%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	106	0	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	97	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	92	0	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	101	0	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	93	0	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	87	0	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	3.7%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 39 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 27 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 12 pupils

Physical Disability 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils