OFSTED
11 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
20 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Bedford
Trust
HEART ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
415
415 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
198
47.7% of pupils
Male pupils
217
52.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.4 pts
below England
School
21.4%
Bedford
20.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
51.0 pts
above England
School
71.3%
Bedford
23.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.4 pts
above England
School
8.4%
Bedford
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
21.4%
89
Any other White background
20.5%
85
African
13.5%
56
White British
10.4%
43
Bangladeshi
8.4%
35
Pakistani
6.7%
28
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
24.6%
102 of
415 pupils
3.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.5 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
74.0%
13.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Bedford
69.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Bedford
64.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
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
4.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.95 pts
lower than
England
School
4.27%
Bedford
5.81%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.79 pts
lower than
England
School
10.03%
Bedford
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
In line with
England
School
1.80%
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
98.8%
10.6 pts
above England
Cauldwell School
98.8%
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.