OFSTED
17 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bedford
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
92
84 full-time ·
8 part-time
Female pupils
46
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
46
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.5 pts
above England
School
28.3%
Bedford
20.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
below England
School
3.3%
Bedford
23.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bedford
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
66.3%
61
White and Black Caribbean
9.8%
9
African
7.6%
7
White and Asian
7.6%
7
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
4
Any other White background
3.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.4%
16 of
92 pupils
3.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Reading
3.8 pts below England
School
70.0%
Bedford
69.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
Bedford
64.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
Bedford
66.1%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.83%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.39 pts
lower than
England
School
5.83%
Bedford
5.81%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.59%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.77 pts
higher than
England
School
20.59%
Bedford
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Bedford
1.52%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
87.6%
0.6 pts
below England
Thurleigh Primary School
87.6%
Bedford
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.