Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery
Primary schoolBeckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 186 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 68% of pupils at Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Myrtle Park PrimaryPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Eldwick Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- Beckfoot SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Hazelbeck Special SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, July 20241.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bradford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).