Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery, Bradford

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a successful, two-form entry primary school and nursery nestled in the heart of Allerton on the outskirts of Bradford. Our school has a sentence or a legacy of how we want to be remembered: Beckfoot Allerton ensured all pupils gained powerful knowledge, behaved brilliantly and became confident community contributors."

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 54% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery are Ley Top Primary School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 47% maths); St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, 71% reading, 71% maths); The Academy At St. James (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 59% maths); and Sandy Lane Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 88% maths).

Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery is one of 10 schools run by Beckfoot Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery (as of September 2025): 68% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Frizinghall Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Allerton Primary School, 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery issued 19 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery are Dixons Allerton Academy (0.5 miles), Beckfoot Thornton (0.9 miles), Beckfoot Upper Heaton (1.1 miles) and Belle Vue Girls' Academy (1.1 miles).