Ofsted inspection · 01/12/2021
Overview of Cauldwell School · Primary · Bedford
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
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 | 74% | 2% | 87% | 43% | 75% | 2% | 92% | 47% | 75% | 89% | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 27% | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 0% | 72% | 32% | 64% | 0% | 72% | 26% | 85% | 83% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 417 |
| 2022/23 | 46% | 0% | 73% | 25% | 47% | 0% | 80% | 32% | 54% | 80% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | +1.60 | -2.10 | +3.10 | 20% | 419 |
| 2018/19 | 61% | 2% | 70% | 16% | 73% | 2% | 77% | 29% | 71% | 80% | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +0.20 | -1.50 | +2.10 | 16% | 402 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 7% | 71% | 24% | 67% | 13% | 80% | 16% | 75% | 80% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | +0.40 | -1.30 | +0.10 | — | 410 |
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 | 419 | 22.7 | 27% | 69% | 26% | 4% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 417 | 20.0 | 21% | 70% | 27% | 5% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 419 | 22.4 | 20% | 71% | 29% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 410 | 20.3 | 19% | 74% | 31% | 6% | 16% |
| 2020/21 | 408 | 20.9 | 16% | 72% | 32% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 402 | 21.3 | 16% | 74% | 28% | 4% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | — | 20.6 | — | — | — | 4% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.