Beckfoot School
Academy converter secondary school in Bingley (Bradford).
Location
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No results Welcome to Beckfoot School. I hope it provides you with all the information you need about the school and captures the unique ethos that makes Beckfoot so special. Our aim is to be an outstanding example of truly great comprehensive education in this part of Bradford.
We passionately believe that every young person has talent and it is the job of a great school to ensure that they fulfil it. Our curriculum has breadth, focuses on core skills and provides a route forward for every learner.
The relationship with our families, community partners, primary feeder schools, colleges, universities and industry is strong and will help to ensure the support every learner receives is first rate. We are a Beckfoot Trust school and we are very proud to be at the heart of trust developments over the past few years.
Indeed, our relationship with other Beckfoot Trust Schools is one of our greatest strengths.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Climbing
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rugby
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Textiles
- Woodwork
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 139975
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (6 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Baker | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sadia Bashir-Butt | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tim Clarke | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Charlotte Holden | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Naheem Anwar | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Simon Wade | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Joanne Reynard Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Surita Dalal Wilson Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sharon Stamp Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record