Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery

Primary · Bradford · BD16 4JS · URN 144890

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-06-14Cohort 186

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 31

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 162 schools in Bradford

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
68%
Bradford 59.9%England 61%
8.1 percentage points above the area average of 59.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
10%
Bradford 6.5%England 8%
3.5 percentage points above the area average of 6.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Bradford 104.66England 105
2.3 above the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Bradford 103.94England 105
In line with the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
Bradford 104.33England 105
1.7 above the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
23%
Bradford 24.7%England 32%
1.7 percentage points below the area average of 24.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
87%
Bradford 72.6%
14.4 percentage points above the area average of 72.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
87%
Bradford 70.1%
16.9 percentage points above the area average of 70.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
71%
Bradford 71.3%
In line with the area average of 71.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
31
Bradford 48
17 below the area average of 48
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Bradford	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	68% Bradford 59.9%England 61%	8.1 percentage points above the area average of 59.9	7 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	10% Bradford 6.5%England 8%	3.5 percentage points above the area average of 6.5	2 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Bradford 104.66England 105	2.3 above the area average of 104.7	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Bradford 103.94England 105	In line with the area average of 103.9	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 Bradford 104.33England 105	1.7 above the area average of 104.3	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	23% Bradford 24.7%England 32%	1.7 percentage points below the area average of 24.7	9 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	87% Bradford 72.6%	14.4 percentage points above the area average of 72.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	87% Bradford 70.1%	16.9 percentage points above the area average of 70.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	71% Bradford 71.3%	In line with the area average of 71.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	31 Bradford 48	17 below the area average of 48	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bradford · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 9.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 23.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 13.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 23% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 10% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 68% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 80.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery Good at its inspection on 14/06/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Bradford, postcode BD16 4JS (URN 144890).
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