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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK42 7FJKempston Rural Primary School
Primary

Kempston Rural Primary School

Primary

Bedford · Kempston · MK42 7FJ www.kempstonrural.beds.sch.uk/

Pupils
440
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Kempston Rural Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
-8pp
75%69%62%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
0%
-10pp
10%5%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
440
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Martell Drive, Kempston, MK42 7FJ
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
2024/2567%0%82%35%75%0%82%14%70%81%106.0104.0106.011%440
2023/2475%10%78%34%78%10%83%32%81%83%106.0106.0108.014%441
2022/2374%6%80%33%80%6%89%26%80%91%106.0105.0107.0+1.30+0.10+1.2012%440
2018/1962%7%72%17%66%21%83%14%76%79%103.0103.0106.0-0.30-1.40-2.3018%385
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published17%324

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
2024/2544024.411%23%14%4%11%
2023/2444122.714%23%14%4%7%
2022/2344021.012%22%14%5%9%
2021/2244524.113%22%15%6%14%
2020/2143824.112%22%16%
2018/1938524.018%21%17%4%4%
2017/1832425.317%19%17%4%6%
2016/1727426.715%19%14%5%10%

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