OFSTED
9 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
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
443
443 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
210
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
233
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.9 pts
below England
School
12.9%
Bedford
20.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.2 pts
below England
School
4.1%
Bedford
23.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
Bedford
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.7%
300
White and Black Caribbean
7.7%
34
Any other White background
5.9%
26
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
14
Indian
3.2%
14
African
2.0%
9
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
15.6%
69 of
443 pupils
5.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.0 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
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Reading
11.2 pts above England
School
85.0%
Bedford
69.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Writing
11.7 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
3.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.52 pts
lower than
England
School
3.70%
Bedford
5.81%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.32%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.49 pts
lower than
England
School
5.32%
Bedford
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.24 pts
lower than
England
School
0.56%
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
98.4%
10.3 pts
above England
Hazeldene School
98.4%
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.