Beckfoot Upper Heaton

Beckfoot Upper Heaton is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It is supported by a multi-academy trust called Beckfoot Trust, also home to Beckfoot Allerton Primary, Beckfoot Heaton Primary, Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary, Beckfoot Phoenix Primary and Special School, Hazelbeck Special School, Beckfoot Thornton Secondary, Beckfoot Oakbank Secondary, Beckfoot Nessfield Primary and Beckfoot School.

The school was known as Belle Vue Boys’ School until it reopened as Beckfoot Upper Heaton in September 2015. A smaller than average secondary school, Beckfoot Upper Heaton provides 727 places for students between the ages of 11 and 16 when fully subscribed.

Values and vision

Beckfoot Upper Heaton has the slogan “enjoy, learn, succeed”. It is passionate about providing high-quality education for young people.

The school has four key ways to make students' time at school a positive one: it tracks each individual’s progress, in order to motivate and inspire pupils; it gives each student a selection of curriculum choices that are relevant to their strengths, in order to free their learning experience; it gets to know all children on a personal level, in order to relate to them as individuals; and it strives to create a culture of leadership in all areas of the school, challenging students to make their school a vibrant place to learn.