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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK42 7LJSpringfield Primary School
Primary

Springfield Primary School

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK42 7LJ http://springfieldprimaryschool.org.uk/

Pupils
378
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
378
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
378
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Springfield Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
51%
+2pp
51%38%25%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
2%
-5pp
7%4%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
378
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7LJ
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
2024/2551%2%69%26%77%2%57%10%79%70%104.0101.0104.013%378
2023/2449%7%74%23%77%11%57%15%87%67%104.0102.0103.016%391
2022/2325%4%39%12%38%6%46%10%82%51%99.0100.0101.0-3.50-2.60-2.8015%367
2018/1941%0%48%2%64%3%55%7%66%53%99.099.0101.0-4.50-2.50-4.9017%412

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
2024/2537825.613%40%33%6%17%
2023/2439128.816%34%34%7%22%
2022/2336723.615%38%37%9%28%
2021/2236422.018%38%37%6%19%
2020/2135017.118%31%24%
2018/1941235.817%33%30%4%9%
2017/1823.64%12%

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