Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & NurserySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bingley.
Summary of the comparison
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Bingley.
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery was judged Good and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery and 75.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery (72.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (87.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BingleyBeckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery | BingleySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 53rd of 156 in Bradford | 13th of 156 in Bradford Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 198 | 177 | |
| Capacity | 230 | 210 | |
| Location | Bingley, BD16 4JS | Bingley, BD16 4HQ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 68.0% | 75.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 10.0% | 13.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 104.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 198 | 177 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.1% | 9.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.1% | 14.1% | |
| SEN support | 13.6% | 12.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% | 3.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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