Sheerhatch Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

127

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

127

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

127

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/11/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBedford

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Sheerhatch Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

+11pp

68%53%38%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

0pp

0%0%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

81%

Reading higher standard

56%

Writing expected standard

63%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

56%

Maths higher standard

44%

Science expected standard

69%

SPAG expected standard

81%

SPAG higher standard

50%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

127

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

20%

SEN

25%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TH

Local authority

Bedford

Website

www.sheerhatchprimary.org.uk

Telephone

01234838827

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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	50%	0%	81%	56%	63%	0%	56%	44%	69%	81%	109.0	104.0	108.0	—	—	—	25%	127
2023/24	39%	0%	72%	33%	50%	0%	50%	17%	61%	72%	105.0	101.0	103.0	—	—	—	20%	124
2022/23	38%	0%	67%	24%	43%	0%	67%	0%	81%	76%	103.0	102.0	105.0	-1.40	-5.70	-1.80	10%	125
2018/19	68%	0%	82%	27%	68%	0%	86%	18%	45%	77%	105.0	103.0	105.0	+0.30	-3.90	-2.30	13%	150
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	10%	137

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	127	16.5	25%	7%	20%	7%	15%
2023/24	124	16.6	20%	7%	18%	7%	13%
2022/23	125	17.9	10%	6%	21%	5%	11%
2021/22	127	18.1	11%	7%	17%	7%	15%
2020/21	128	16.9	12%	8%	14%	—	—
2018/19	150	18.7	13%	9%	15%	4%	10%
2017/18	137	20.0	10%	10%	15%	4%	13%
2016/17	71	25.4	10%	12%	11%	4%	—