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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Beckfoot School | Beckfoot Upper Heaton | Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Dixons Cottingley Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Beckfoot School | Beckfoot Upper Heaton | Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Dixons Cottingley Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Bingley, BD16 1EE | Bradford, BD9 6AL | Bradford, BD9 6NA | Bingley, BD16 1TZ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–16 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Girls | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Good | Expected standard | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 50.4 | 32.7 | 43.8 | 50.1 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 55% | 28% | 42% | 54% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 74% | 45% | 63% | 75% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 88% | 67% | 76% | 88% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.0% | 15.2% | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 21.3% | 52.8% | 24.9% | 32.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 4.1% | 7.5% | 3.7% | 6.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.66 (Competitive) | 0.86 (Often has places) | 0.80 (Often has places) | 0.64 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 416 | 114 | 113 | 79 |
| Places offereddiffers | 251 | 143 | 158 | 173 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,592 | 679 | 910 | 861 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,592 / 1,610 (99%) | 679 / 727 (93%) | 910 / 1,150 (79%) | 861 / 900 (96%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 17.6% | 49.3% | 41.4% | 38% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Simon Wade | Mr Biman Dey | Mrs Deborah Anness | Miss Francesca Hitch |
| SEN typesdiffers | PD - Physical Disability | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Shipley | Bradford West | Bradford West | Shipley |
| Sponsordiffers | Beckfoot Trust | Beckfoot Trust | Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust | Dixons Academies Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: BECKFOOT TRUST | Academy trust: BECKFOOT TRUST | Academy trust: BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | BECKFOOT TRUST | BECKFOOT TRUST | BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST | DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | — |
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