71
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
43%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 15/05/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen
Overview of Caldecote Church of England Academy · Primary · Central Bedfordshire
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
71
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
13%
Persistent absence
43%
Contact
Address
Manor Place, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9DA
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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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 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 27% | 71 |
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 | 71 | 19.3 | 27% | 3% | 34% | 13% | 43% |
| 2023/24 | 53 | 12.1 | 28% | 4% | 28% | 12% | 49% |
| 2022/23 | 52 | 14.6 | 35% | 2% | 41% | 11% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 66 | 19.6 | 23% | 4% | 42% | 9% | 34% |
| 2020/21 | 55 | 11.0 | 13% | 7% | 27% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 68 | 15.6 | 16% | 6% | 13% | 7% | 23% |
| 2017/18 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.