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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH42 6RTBedford Drive Primary School
Primary

Bedford Drive Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Birkenhead · CH42 6RT www.bedforddriveprimary.co.uk

Pupils
432
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
432
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
432
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bedford Drive Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
38%
+1pp
57%47%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
52%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
103.0
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
432
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
53%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 6RT
Local authority
Wirral
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
2024/2538%2%70%25%52%2%50%16%84%64%103.0100.0103.021%432
2023/2437%0%66%22%58%0%51%15%71%58%103.0100.0101.019%435
2022/2348%3%63%18%73%5%58%11%73%66%103.0101.0103.0-0.40+1.00-1.7019%428
2018/1957%0%61%13%74%4%74%17%74%63%101.0102.0103.0-3.00-2.00-2.7019%410
2017/1847%2%64%23%62%4%57%21%68%62%103.0101.0103.0-0.80-2.90-1.6020%415
2016/1751%3%72%8%72%8%74%8%67%74%102.0102.0105.0-2.10-1.80-2.5018%386

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
2024/2543223.121%6%53%6%18%
2023/2443524.319%6%52%7%23%
2022/2342822.319%5%50%8%25%
2021/2242324.620%5%51%8%26%
2020/2142221.821%4%47%
2018/1941020.919%3%47%6%14%
2017/1841521.420%4%50%6%18%
2016/1738617.618%4%48%6%18%

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