Great Ouse Primary Academy | School performance

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

444

Pupils · 2024/25

36%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

444

Pupils · 2024/25

36%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

444

Pupils · 2024/25

36%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBedford

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio28.4:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Great Ouse Primary Academy · Primary · Bedford

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

67%

-11pp

78%73%67%

'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

12%

+9pp

12%6%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

82%

Reading higher standard

24%

Writing expected standard

86%

Writing higher standard

12%

Maths expected standard

76%

Maths higher standard

29%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

90%

SPAG higher standard

33%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

444

Pupil : teacher ratio

28.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

36%

FSM eligible

22%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Seaforth Gardens, Bedford, MK40 4TJ

Local authority

Bedford

Website

www.greatouse.beds.sch.uk

Telephone

01234907890

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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	67%	12%	82%	24%	86%	12%	76%	29%	90%	90%	106.0	106.0	108.0	—	—	—	15%	444
2023/24	78%	3%	88%	47%	81%	6%	94%	44%	84%	88%	109.0	110.0	111.0	—	—	—	13%	417
2022/23	67%	0%	87%	37%	70%	0%	90%	40%	87%	93%	107.0	108.0	109.0	+1.10	-3.20	+2.30	15%	383
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	15%	162
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	95

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	444	26.6	15%	36%	22%	5%	13%
2023/24	417	23.4	13%	40%	18%	6%	13%
2022/23	383	25.2	15%	43%	15%	6%	20%
2021/22	345	22.3	18%	39%	17%	6%	14%
2020/21	280	25.5	16%	35%	15%	—	—
2018/19	162	24.7	15%	32%	11%	4%	3%
2017/18	—	20.8	—	—	—	4%	8%