Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Bradford (Bradford).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
No results The school taught students to act with integrity and kindness so they went on to demonstrate excellence in their chosen field; it was a place where all belonged . As the Headteacher at Beckfoot Upper Heaton, I feel privileged to lead a vibrant multi-cultural school where we embrace high standards in everything we do.
We are completely aligned with the Beckfoot Trust mission of 'creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind'. It is all our responsibility to ensure we provide the highest quality of education for all students, regardless of their backgrounds. Indeed, we believe that those who have the least should be given the most.
We achieve this by providing all students, and in particularly those who have the most challenging and complex backgrounds, with an ambitious curriculum to not only succeed academically, but also to support them in making a positive contribution to society. We want all our children to be prepared to live a safe, happy, and successful life.
In summer 2025, our students achieved the hightest grade 7+ and best overall GCSE results ever in our 10 year history! Excellence: We work hard. We strive to be better tomorrow than today.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Coding
- Drama
- Stem
- Textiles
Key facts
- URN
- 142031
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (8 current, 0 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 Naveed Hussain | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Asam Javed | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mr John Winkley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Aleem Bashir | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jaeesha Ali | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Joanne George | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Biman Dey | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Claire Robbins | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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