Co-op Academy Beckfield
Tyersal Walk, Tyersal, Bradford, BD4 8ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Watkiss
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 145306
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274662363
About this school
Co-op Academy Beckfield is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Beckfield, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 26 | 21 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 57% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 35% | 48% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
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 Co-op Academy Beckfield has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Beckfield compares
Co-op Academy Beckfield ranked 76th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.3% | 50.6% | 192 | — |
| Carrwood Primary School | 30% | 9.3% | 62.4% | 285 | 0.6 miles |
| Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy | 79% | 5.5% | 31.8% | 495 | 0.6 miles |
| Meadow Bank Community School | 37% | 9.7% | 51.3% | 286 | 0.6 miles |
| Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School | 65% | 8.2% | 27.7% | 442 | 0.9 miles |
| Ryecroft Primary Academy | 50% | 7.7% | 56.8% | 199 | 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)
- 50.62%
- English as an additional language
- 16.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.25%
- Persistent absence
- 19.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carrwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Meadow Bank Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Ryecroft Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Co-op Academy Beckfield ranks 28th 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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Co-op Academy Beckfield teach?
- Co-op Academy Beckfield teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Beckfield?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Beckfield is Mrs Caroline Watkiss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Beckfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Beckfield, 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 Co-op Academy Beckfield?
- Co-op Academy Beckfield has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Beckfield full?
- Co-op Academy Beckfield has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), so it has space against 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 Co-op Academy Beckfield a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Beckfield has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Beckfield a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Beckfield is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Co-op Academy Beckfield have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Co-op Academy Beckfield as having nursery classes.
- Is Co-op Academy Beckfield part of an academy trust?
- Co-op Academy Beckfield is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Co-op Academy Beckfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Beckfield compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Co-op Academy Beckfield ranked 76th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Beckfield's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Beckfield's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Beckfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Beckfield'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 10 July 2026.