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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK41 7JAScott Primary School & Nursery
Primary

Scott Primary School & Nursery

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK41 7JA www.scottprimary.co.uk

Pupils
478
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
478
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
478
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Scott Primary School & Nursery · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
+2pp
59%49%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
3%
+1pp
10%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
105.0
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
478
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Hawk Drive, Brickhill, Bedford, MK41 7JA
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
2024/2559%3%76%28%67%5%78%22%81%79%105.0104.0106.019%478
2023/2457%2%77%15%66%8%66%9%76%64%104.0101.0103.022%509
2022/2354%3%70%21%69%7%74%15%77%74%104.0103.0104.0+0.50-1.10+0.6017%521
2018/1957%10%60%27%77%20%73%13%77%80%103.0103.0105.0-2.00-0.20-1.7020%445
2017/1839%5%55%15%62%9%56%15%75%68%101.0101.0103.0-4.20-4.00-4.2020%468
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published15%292

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
2024/2547824.219%13%17%4%9%
2023/2450924.022%14%18%4%7%
2022/2352125.817%15%18%5%13%
2021/2251226.716%14%18%6%18%
2020/2151727.027%15%16%
2018/1944525.620%17%20%3%4%
2017/1846823.020%19%24%4%6%
2016/1729222.615%19%25%3%5%

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