OFSTED
10 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bedford
Trust
The Leap Community Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
292
250 full-time ·
42 part-time
Female pupils
158
54.1% of pupils
Male pupils
134
45.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
above England
School
31.5%
Bedford
20.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.1 pts
above England
School
28.4%
Bedford
23.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Bedford
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
30.8%
90
Any other White background
19.5%
57
African
14.7%
43
Indian
4.5%
13
Pakistani
4.5%
13
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
13
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
22.6%
66 of
292 pupils
1.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
58.0%
2.4 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
64.0%
Writing
6.3 pts below England
School
64.0%
Bedford
64.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
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
5.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.02 pts
lower than
England
School
5.20%
Bedford
5.81%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.35 pts
higher than
England
School
17.16%
Bedford
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.42 pts
higher than
England
School
5.22%
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
92.7%
4.5 pts
above England
Edith Cavell Primary School
92.7%
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.