Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2024
Overview of Marston Vale Middle School · All-through · 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 | 54% | 4% | 71% | 23% | 73% | 8% | 62% | 13% | 77% | 59% | 103.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 12% | 571 |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 2% | 62% | 20% | 61% | 6% | 59% | 11% | 63% | 57% | 102.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 599 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 1% | 73% | 28% | 67% | 2% | 66% | 15% | 76% | 61% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | -1.00 | -2.70 | -1.70 | 16% | 580 |
| 2018/19 | 54% | 7% | 65% | 19% | 79% | 15% | 68% | 19% | 85% | 58% | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | -3.20 | -1.50 | -2.90 | 11% | 464 |
| 2017/18 | 49% | 5% | 62% | 16% | 79% | 16% | 68% | 12% | 83% | 59% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | -4.20 | -1.70 | -3.00 | — | 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.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 571 | 17.3 | 12% | 5% | 22% | 6% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 599 | 20.3 | 18% | 5% | 23% | 7% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 580 | 20.5 | 16% | 5% | 23% | 8% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 548 | 20.8 | 13% | 5% | 25% | 8% | 22% |
| 2020/21 | 486 | 21.0 | 14% | 5% | 26% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 464 | 22.4 | 11% | 5% | 22% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.