Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2023
Overview of Arnold Academy · All-through · Central Bedfordshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 7% | 80% | 37% | 72% | 11% | 74% | 30% | 94% | 79% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 23% | 699 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 1% | 73% | 21% | 60% | 1% | 71% | 23% | 77% | 72% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 694 |
| 2022/23 | 31% | 0% | 71% | 27% | 33% | 0% | 79% | 25% | 91% | 74% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | -0.90 | -7.10 | +0.50 | 16% | 686 |
| 2018/19 | 77% | 9% | 87% | 23% | 86% | 20% | 88% | 23% | 92% | 77% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 | -0.20 | -0.40 | +0.00 | 16% | 658 |
| 2017/18 | 73% | 9% | 85% | 35% | 84% | 17% | 82% | 26% | 91% | 81% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | -0.70 | -2.00 | -1.00 | 16% | 622 |
| 2016/17 | 71% | 5% | 81% | 29% | 87% | 7% | 84% | 22% | 88% | 78% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | -1.60 | -2.70 | -1.20 | 17% | 595 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 699 | 20.2 | 23% | 4% | 12% | 6% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 694 | 20.9 | 18% | 4% | 12% | 6% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 686 | 20.8 | 16% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 12% |
| 2021/22 | 716 | 21.1 | 15% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 16% |
| 2020/21 | 717 | 21.5 | 15% | 2% | 8% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 658 | 19.5 | 16% | 2% | 12% | 4% | 6% |
| 2017/18 | 622 | 17.6 | 16% | 1% | 14% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 595 | 18.4 | 17% | 2% | 12% | 4% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.