Beckfoot Heaton Primary, Bradford

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Beckfoot Heaton Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (92% in reading, 87% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 86 families put Beckfoot Heaton Primary as their first choice and 140 named it as one of their preferences, for 86 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Beckfoot Heaton Primary are Cottingley Village Primary School (0.9 miles, 72% reading, 81% maths); Sandy Lane Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 88% maths); Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); and Margaret McMillan Primary School (1 mile, Good, 69% reading, 72% maths).

Beckfoot Heaton Primary's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Beckfoot Heaton Primary 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.

35 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beckfoot Heaton Primary (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 94% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (97%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (89%).

33.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 58.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (80%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 217 pupils (28.9%) received SEN support and 26 (3.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Frizinghall Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorn Drive, 110 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 250 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404).

In 2024/25, Beckfoot Heaton Primary issued 7 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Beckfoot Heaton Primary are Beckfoot Upper Heaton (0.1 miles); Belle Vue Girls' Academy (0.3 miles); St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles); and Dixons Cottingley Academy (1 mile).