OFSTED
16 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Trust
THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
63
59 full-time ·
4 part-time
Female pupils
33
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
30
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.5 pts
below England
School
6.3%
Central Bedfordshire
14.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.8 pts
below England
School
9.5%
Central Bedfordshire
10.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
Central Bedfordshire
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
54.0%
34
Indian
22.2%
14
Any other White background
4.8%
3
Bangladeshi
4.8%
3
White and Asian
4.8%
3
African
3.2%
2
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
7.9%
5 of
63 pupils
12.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.3 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.10%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.88 pts
higher than
England
School
7.10%
Central Bedfordshire
5.90%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.57 pts
lower than
England
School
12.24%
Central Bedfordshire
14.22%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.28 pts
higher than
England
School
4.08%
Central Bedfordshire
1.77%
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
84.0%
4.2 pts
below England
Sundon Lower School
84.0%
Central Bedfordshire
92.8%
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.