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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK41 0DHPutnoe Primary School
Primary

Putnoe Primary School

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK41 0DH www.putnoeprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
501
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
501
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
501
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Putnoe Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
-5pp
67%57%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
2%
-1pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
501
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Church Lane, Bedford, MK41 0DH
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
2024/2557%2%74%22%69%3%71%21%76%70%104.0104.0105.015%501
2023/2462%3%73%27%71%3%76%18%76%76%105.0104.0106.016%529
2022/2367%4%75%19%72%4%82%35%75%88%105.0106.0108.0-0.40-0.50+2.0012%514
2018/1947%13%57%17%66%22%71%26%74%74%102.0104.0107.0-2.70-1.60-1.308%584
2017/1860%6%71%22%76%21%78%20%79%87%103.0104.0109.0-2.40-0.50-1.0010%603
2016/1742%7%51%15%72%21%72%22%77%85%101.0104.0107.0-3.20+0.40+0.109%617

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
2024/2550122.315%24%40%5%12%
2023/2452922.816%27%39%5%11%
2022/2351424.412%29%39%5%9%
2021/2251620.69%31%39%5%12%
2020/2155024.38%30%36%
2018/1958419.28%34%36%4%9%
2017/1860322.810%33%38%4%9%
2016/1761723.39%30%40%4%11%

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