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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK42 7ERBalliol Primary School
Primary

Balliol Primary School

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK42 7ER www.balliolschool.co.uk/

Pupils
384
cap. 440
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
39%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
384
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
39%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
384
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Balliol Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
39%
-13pp
54%42%29%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
RWM higher standard
0%
-4pp
4%2%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
12%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
49%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
384
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Balliol Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7ER
Local authority
Bedford
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2539%0%57%12%63%0%49%12%71%69%100.0100.0103.024%384
2023/2452%4%65%17%58%4%67%23%69%71%103.0103.0105.025%389
2022/2354%0%70%16%58%0%72%20%76%72%103.0103.0105.0-0.40-0.90+1.0023%405
2018/1929%2%47%5%49%2%53%11%55%55%99.099.0101.0-4.00-4.80-3.8023%446
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published22%408

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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2538420.924%37%35%5%10%
2023/2438919.125%36%34%4%13%
2022/2340518.923%37%31%6%17%
2021/2241720.321%37%32%6%18%
2020/2140922.220%38%27%
2018/1944624.823%40%33%5%13%
2017/1840824.522%41%30%4%9%
2016/1735721.820%51%28%5%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.