OFSTED
16 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
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
76
76 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
27
35.5% of pupils
Male pupils
49
64.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.0 pts
below England
School
15.8%
Bedford
20.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bedford
23.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bedford
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.5%
68
White and Black Caribbean
5.3%
4
African
1.3%
1
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
1
Any other White background
1.3%
1
Indian
1.3%
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
7.9%
6 of
76 pupils
12.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 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
92.0%
Reading
18.2 pts above England
School
92.0%
Bedford
69.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Bedford
64.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
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
5.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.88 pts
lower than
England
School
5.34%
Bedford
5.81%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.70 pts
lower than
England
School
11.11%
Bedford
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.22 pts
lower than
England
School
1.59%
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
72.4%
15.8 pts
below England
Kymbrook Primary School
72.4%
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.