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Co-op Academy Beckfield

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Caroline Watkiss

corporate_fareTHE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD4 8ER

language Visit Website phone 1274662363

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2024

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Students

211

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Co-op Academy Beckfield is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Co-op Academy Beckfield is an academy sponsor led in Bradford, Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 184 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #36 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #2,206 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 6.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 62%

Reading75% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 71%

Maths75% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading46% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.3

-2.8 to 2.1

-1.1

Write

LA 0.6

-3.4 to 1.3

4.3

Maths

LA 0.6

1.9 to 6.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading45% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing41% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths38% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.1

-4.6 to 0.0

-2.5

Write

LA 0.0

-4.6 to -0.4

-2.8

Maths

LA 0.4

-4.8 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%

Reading-% LA 72%

Writing-% LA 74%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

Write

LA -0.2

Maths

LA 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 October 2024

Inspection Report

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17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-10-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-05-17

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-03-01

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-02-10

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.8%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 184 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	184	10	5.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	184	12	6.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	186	8	4.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	187	7	3.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	192	3	1.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	213	8	3.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	5	2.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	2	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	5	2.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	227	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	227	6	2.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	4	1.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	218	3	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	205	4	2.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	232	9	3.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	224	26	11.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	220	6	2.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	238	2	0.8%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	0	7	-	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Co-op Academy Beckfield

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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