Beckfoot Phoenix
Academy special converter school in Keighley (Bradford).
Location
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No results I am pleased to welcome you to Beckfoot Phoenix. Beckfoot Phoenix is a school for 107 nursery and primary aged children, all of whom have difficulty with their learning. Some of our children have severe learning difficulties and other have profound and complex learning and medical needs.
As well as a learning difficulty, children may also have autism, communication difficulties, physical difficulties, and visual or hearing impairments.
At our school, it is all about the children: Within our caring and positive school community, we have a great staff team who work closely with families and specialist agencies such as the school nurse, physiotherapists, diet clinics, paediatricians, CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health service), and speech and language therapist to enable all pupils to achieve beyond what could ever be imagined.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Dance
- Swimming
- Yoga
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 144891
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Craig Howard | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiara Grove | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Steve Hiley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sheila Carruthers | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Beth McPhail | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Eleanor Irwin | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Lloyd | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
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