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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK44 3HZGreat Barford Church of England Primary Academy
Primary

Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK44 3HZ www.gbpa.org.uk

Pupils
203
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
0%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
0%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
0%
-39pp
56%28%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
7%4%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
0%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
0%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
203
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Silver Street, Bedford, MK44 3HZ
Local authority
Bedford
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
2024/250%0%66%37%0%0%60%17%0%63%106.0103.0103.022%203
2023/2439%0%70%13%52%0%70%9%91%78%103.0102.0103.021%217
2022/2356%7%78%22%67%15%70%22%100%81%105.0102.0105.0+0.10-0.80-2.0017%228
2018/1952%1%57%19%67%9%67%24%82%66%101.0102.0103.0-4.00-2.90-3.1017%296

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
2024/2520319.422%11%21%5%12%
2023/2421725.521%13%14%5%13%
2022/2322819.917%12%18%5%8%
2021/2223121.613%11%15%8%23%
2020/2124622.513%11%11%
2018/1929623.417%9%14%3%4%
2017/1827.44%7%

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