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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK42 9LZShackleton Primary School
Primary

Shackleton Primary School

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK42 9LZ www.shackletonprimary.co.uk

Pupils
465
cap. 480
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio28.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Shackleton Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
+11pp
54%42%29%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
1%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
59%
SPAG expected standard
48%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
465
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
58%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Pearcey Road, Bedford, MK42 9LZ
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
2024/2554%0%63%14%66%0%66%20%59%48%103.0104.0101.020%465
2023/2443%0%67%14%51%0%66%12%60%61%103.0103.0102.018%476
2022/2329%1%61%20%34%1%56%14%57%55%102.0100.0101.0+2.00-0.90+0.7018%509
2018/1939%0%53%7%51%0%54%14%40%56%99.099.0100.0-1.80-2.50-2.707%425
2017/1835%0%50%7%55%0%45%12%52%60%100.099.0103.0-2.50-2.10-3.70436

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
2024/2546523.720%58%37%6%18%
2023/2447625.618%62%40%6%20%
2022/2350924.218%62%38%8%26%
2021/2246723.816%62%36%7%22%
2020/2145420.314%61%35%
2018/1942522.87%61%28%5%14%
2017/1820.05%15%

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