Beckfoot Thornton

Beckfoot Thornton
View towards the school (2007)
Location
Leaventhorpe Lane


Bradford
,
West Yorkshire
,
BD13 3BH

England
Coordinates53°47′29″N 1°49′18″W / 53.7913°N 1.8217°W / 53.7913; -1.8217
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoEnjoy Learn Succeed
Established2016
School districtThornton and Allerton
Local authorityBradford
TrustBeckfoot Trust
Department for Education URN143114 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherSally Trusselle
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1, 272 as of March 2026
Websitehttp://www.beckfootthornton.org/

Beckfoot Thornton (Thornton Grammar School until 2016) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England.

It is an Academy administered by Beckfoot Trust since 2016 and formerly a comprehensive foundation school administered by Bradford City Council and the Thornton Grammar and Queensbury School Learning Trust. It offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school previously had a sixth form but now caters for pupils aged 11 to 16.