Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2023
Overview of Cotton End Forest School · Primary · Bedford
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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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 | 77% | 0% | 93% | 40% | 77% | 3% | 83% | 30% | 83% | 83% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 0% | 68% | 23% | 59% | 9% | 77% | 14% | 77% | 55% | 102.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 389 |
| 2022/23 | 41% | 0% | 48% | 19% | 59% | 4% | 70% | 19% | 85% | 67% | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | -2.60 | +0.40 | -0.60 | 18% | 363 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 10% | 70% | 10% | 80% | 20% | 90% | 10% | 90% | 90% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | -1.30 | +0.10 | -0.50 | 15% | 179 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 11% | 78% | 11% | 100% | 11% | 78% | 44% | 100% | 100% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | -2.80 | +0.00 | +0.10 | 13% | 129 |
| 2016/17 | 62% | 0% | 62% | 8% | 77% | 0% | 77% | 8% | 85% | 85% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 | -4.90 | -3.20 | -2.10 | 10% | 115 |
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 | 418 | 24.6 | 18% | 12% | 18% | 5% | 9% |
| 2023/24 | 389 | 24.3 | 18% | 11% | 16% | 5% | 10% |
| 2022/23 | 363 | 25.9 | 18% | 11% | 15% | 6% | 13% |
| 2021/22 | 330 | 27.5 | 11% | 12% | 16% | 5% | 12% |
| 2020/21 | 296 | 29.6 | 11% | 16% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 179 | 25.5 | 15% | 13% | 20% | 3% | 3% |
| 2017/18 | 129 | 18.7 | 13% | 13% | 24% | 4% | 5% |
| 2016/17 | 115 | 19.0 | 10% | 15% | 23% | 4% | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.