OFSTED
1 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Trust
DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
87
70 full-time ·
17 part-time
Female pupils
43
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
44
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.9 pts
below England
School
6.9%
Central Bedfordshire
14.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.0 pts
below England
School
2.3%
Central Bedfordshire
10.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Central Bedfordshire
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.8%
79
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
3
Irish
2.3%
2
African
1.1%
1
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
1
Any other White background
1.1%
1
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
6.9%
6 of
87 pupils
13.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 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
5.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.42 pts
lower than
England
School
5.80%
Central Bedfordshire
5.90%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.03 pts
lower than
England
School
15.79%
Central Bedfordshire
14.22%
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%
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
116.0%
27.8 pts
above England
Studham Village CofE Academy
116.0%
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.