OFSTED
16 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
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
—
Local authority
Bedford
Trust
PUTNOE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
494
494 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
244
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
250
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.6 pts
above England
School
36.4%
Bedford
20.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.4 pts
above England
School
26.7%
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
35.8%
177
African
13.4%
66
Any other White background
13.2%
65
Indian
9.1%
45
White and Black Caribbean
7.5%
37
Any other Asian background
2.8%
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
16.2%
80 of
494 pupils
4.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 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
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Reading
0.2 pts above England
School
74.0%
Bedford
69.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Writing
1.3 pts below England
School
69.0%
Bedford
64.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
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
5.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.13 pts
lower than
England
School
5.09%
Bedford
5.81%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.19 pts
lower than
England
School
11.62%
Bedford
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.05 pts
lower than
England
School
1.75%
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
78.4%
9.8 pts
below England
Putnoe Primary School
78.4%
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.