Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
Garforth Street, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 7HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BECKFOOT TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katy Walsh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Beckfoot Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 426
- URN
- 143092
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274541587
About this school
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 426 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 55 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 64% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 76% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 78% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 85% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery compares
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery ranked 143rd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 7.3% | 31.4% | 426 | — |
| Ley Top Primary School | 40% | 6.9% | 51.7% | 338 | 0.2 miles |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 65% | 5.3% | 29.7% | 218 | 0.3 miles |
| The Academy At St. James | 49% | 6.1% | 48.2% | 310 | 0.5 miles |
| Sandy Lane Primary School | 76% | 6% | 28.6% | 326 | 0.9 miles |
| Beckfoot Heaton Primary | 81% | 7.6% | 37.4% | 752 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.37%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.29%
- Persistent absence
- 24.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ley Top Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
The Academy At St. James0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Sandy Lane Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Beckfoot Heaton Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery ranks 100th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
- Carrwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Katy Walsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery?
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery has 426 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery full?
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 426 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery is part of BECKFOOT TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery ranked 143rd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.