Ofsted inspection · 09/01/2020
Overview of Elstow 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% | 5% | 87% | 38% | 80% | 10% | 82% | 26% | 82% | 79% | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 11% | 82% | 32% | 82% | 14% | 82% | 18% | 88% | 82% | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 410 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 5% | 85% | 20% | 80% | 7% | 83% | 14% | 81% | 90% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | +1.70 | +0.90 | +1.90 | 15% | 416 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 7% | 67% | 22% | 83% | 10% | 67% | 17% | 74% | 79% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | -0.20 | +0.40 | -0.80 | 12% | 412 |
| 2017/18 | 46% | 14% | 61% | 15% | 68% | 14% | 64% | 24% | 76% | 75% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | -3.40 | -2.90 | -1.80 | — | 406 |
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 | 28.2 | 18% | 22% | 22% | 5% | 11% |
| 2023/24 | 410 | 26.3 | 18% | 20% | 22% | 5% | 12% |
| 2022/23 | 416 | 28.5 | 15% | 18% | 20% | 6% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 418 | 27.9 | 14% | 17% | 20% | 8% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 420 | 30.0 | 11% | 19% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 412 | 27.5 | 12% | 18% | 21% | 3% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | — | 25.7 | — | — | — | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.