Beckfoot Heaton Primary
Haworth Road, Bradford, BD9 6LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BECKFOOT TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Mawson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Beckfoot Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 754
- Pupils on roll
- 752
- URN
- 143094
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274363070
About this school
Beckfoot Heaton Primary is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 752 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 74% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 92% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 87% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 86% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Heaton Primary 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 | 60% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 789 |
| 2023/24 | 779 |
| 2024/25 | 781 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beckfoot Heaton Primary compares
Beckfoot Heaton Primary ranked 10th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 7.6% | 37.4% | 752 | — |
| Cottingley Village Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 17.3% | 448 | 0.9 miles |
| Sandy Lane Primary School | 76% | 6% | 28.6% | 326 | 0.9 miles |
| Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 17.2% | 382 | 0.9 miles |
| Margaret McMillan Primary School | 55% | 6.6% | 31.2% | 553 | 1.0 miles |
| Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery | 42% | 7.3% | 31.4% | 426 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 13 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.44%
- English as an additional language
- 61.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.56%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cottingley Village Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bingley
-
Sandy Lane Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Margaret McMillan Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Beckfoot Heaton Primary ranks 4th 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 Allerton Primary School and Nursery 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 year groups does Beckfoot Heaton Primary teach?
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Beckfoot Heaton Primary?
- The headteacher of Beckfoot Heaton Primary is Mrs Zoe Mawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beckfoot Heaton Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Heaton Primary, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Beckfoot Heaton Primary?
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary has 752 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Beckfoot Heaton Primary full?
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary has capacity for 754 pupils and 752 on roll (100%), 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 Heaton Primary a faith school?
- No. Beckfoot Heaton Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Beckfoot Heaton Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beckfoot Heaton Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beckfoot Heaton Primary?
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary 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 Heaton Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 81% 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 Heaton Primary rank locally?
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary ranked 10th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% 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 Heaton Primary's absence rate?
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beckfoot Heaton Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beckfoot Heaton Primary'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.