OFSTED
20 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
435
435 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
196
45.1% of pupils
Male pupils
239
54.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.1 pts
below England
School
17.7%
Bedford
20.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.7 pts
below England
School
10.6%
Bedford
23.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Bedford
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.7%
264
African
6.2%
27
White and Black Caribbean
6.2%
27
Any other White background
5.7%
25
White and Asian
5.7%
25
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
14
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
22.3%
97 of
435 pupils
1.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 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
77.0%
16.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Bedford
69.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Bedford
64.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
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
4.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.50 pts
lower than
England
School
4.72%
Bedford
5.81%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.47 pts
lower than
England
School
9.35%
Bedford
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.56 pts
lower than
England
School
1.25%
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
69.0%
19.1 pts
below England
Cotton End Forest School
69.0%
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.