Beckfoot Nessfield
Nessfield Drive, Keighley, BD22 6NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BECKFOOT TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Scrivener
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Beckfoot Trust
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 146281
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Telephone
- 01535665628
About this school
Beckfoot Nessfield is a primary academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 252 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Nessfield, 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
- 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 | 45 | 43 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 49% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 65% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 63% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 47% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Nessfield 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 | 42% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 304 |
| 2023/24 | 278 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beckfoot Nessfield compares
Beckfoot Nessfield ranked 119th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 5.8% | 21.1% | 252 | — |
| Ingrow Primary School | 57% | 7.3% | 45.2% | 369 | 0.5 miles |
| Holycroft Primary School | 58% | 9.7% | 37.4% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 31.5% | 327 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady of Victories Catholic School | 62% | 5.1% | 16.4% | 237 | 0.5 miles |
| Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 7.2% | 30.4% | 313 | 0.6 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)
- 21.07%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 12.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ingrow Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Holycroft Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Our Lady of Victories Catholic School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Beckfoot Nessfield ranks 25th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Keighley.
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School Primary
- Cononley Primary School Primary
- Cowling Community Primary School Primary
- East Morton CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastburn Primary School Primary
- Eastwood Community School Primary
- Glusburn Community Primary School Primary
- Haworth Primary School Primary
- Holycroft Primary School Primary
- Ingrow Primary School Primary
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beckfoot Nessfield teach?
- Beckfoot Nessfield teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Beckfoot Nessfield?
- The headteacher of Beckfoot Nessfield is Mrs Katherine Scrivener, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beckfoot Nessfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckfoot Nessfield, 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 Nessfield?
- Beckfoot Nessfield has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beckfoot Nessfield full?
- Beckfoot Nessfield has capacity for 480 pupils and 252 on roll (53%), 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 Beckfoot Nessfield a faith school?
- No. Beckfoot Nessfield has no designated religious character.
- Does Beckfoot Nessfield have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beckfoot Nessfield as having nursery classes.
- Is Beckfoot Nessfield part of an academy trust?
- Beckfoot Nessfield 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 Nessfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 51% 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 Nessfield compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Beckfoot Nessfield ranked 119th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 Nessfield's absence rate?
- Beckfoot Nessfield's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beckfoot Nessfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beckfoot Nessfield'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.