Ofsted inspection · 22/05/2024
Overview of Great Denham Primary 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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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 | 72% | 7% | 80% | 34% | 79% | 8% | 84% | 21% | 82% | 78% | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 19% | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 5% | 88% | 32% | 80% | 8% | 78% | 22% | 81% | 76% | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 644 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 6% | 81% | 33% | 78% | 6% | 80% | 27% | 77% | 75% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | -0.10 | -0.90 | -0.40 | 13% | 613 |
| 2018/19 | 66% | 10% | 75% | 29% | 80% | 24% | 78% | 24% | 76% | 76% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | -1.40 | -0.50 | -1.50 | 18% | 506 |
| 2017/18 | 66% | 9% | 73% | 20% | 82% | 23% | 80% | 25% | 73% | 84% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | -2.50 | -1.10 | -1.80 | 17% | 471 |
| 2016/17 | 52% | 5% | 59% | 14% | 75% | 14% | 73% | 20% | 73% | 70% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | -3.70 | -1.70 | -1.10 | 16% | 456 |
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 | 677 | 24.0 | 19% | 20% | 16% | 4% | 9% |
| 2023/24 | 644 | 25.3 | 18% | 22% | 16% | 4% | 9% |
| 2022/23 | 613 | 26.9 | 13% | 24% | 17% | 5% | 14% |
| 2021/22 | 570 | 24.4 | 14% | 26% | 19% | 5% | 12% |
| 2020/21 | 560 | 25.9 | 10% | 30% | 17% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 506 | 23.4 | 18% | 33% | 19% | 3% | 6% |
| 2017/18 | 471 | 23.4 | 17% | 36% | 19% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 456 | 23.1 | 16% | 39% | 22% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.