Beckfoot Oakbank
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Keighley (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 Welcome to Beckfoot Oakbank Secondary School and Sixth Form Beckfoot Oakbank School ensured that every child succeeded in their education, had a great career and enjoyed life. A huge welcome to Beckfoot Oakbank School. We are an 11-18 comprehensive school in the heart of Keighley in West Yorkshire.
We are one of the 10 schools that make up the Beckfoot Trust which serves schools in the Primary, Special and Secondary phases across Bradford, all within a 20 minute drive of one another. We have 1600 students in Y7-13 from right across the community and it is them that makes this school a great place to come and work in every day.
In Beckfoot Trust we understand that all healthy organisations have absolute clarity of purpose. Through precision of language, we are liberated to work together in an efficient and agile way as high performing teams. For collective efficacy to have impact, we need a shared language and understanding.
To aid our clarity, we have answered 4 critical questions: Unfortunately, our parental app provider, Class Charts, is currently experiencing technical difficulties with their push notification system. As a result, notifications that are normally sent
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 143112
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil Riley | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mr Mike Procter Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathon Shaw | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mr James Travers | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amy Titorenko-Matley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Chris Ray | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Andrew Burton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Laura Senior | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katy Walsh | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr James Gill Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Thomas Hailwood Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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