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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK41 9DQSt John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Primary

St John Rigby Catholic Primary School

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK41 9DQ http://www.stjohnrigby.org

Pupils
306
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
306
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
306
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St John Rigby Catholic Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
49%
+6pp
68%56%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
8%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
306
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
28%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, MK41 9DQ
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
2024/2549%4%63%29%67%6%57%24%78%69%103.0102.0104.014%306
2023/2443%4%70%18%64%11%61%9%79%63%103.0101.0102.011%316
2022/2349%2%78%33%64%7%62%16%76%73%105.0103.0104.0+0.40-1.20-0.909%328
2018/1968%8%82%18%75%15%87%25%88%83%104.0106.0107.0-1.00-1.80-0.3010%419
2017/1864%5%76%22%76%18%76%22%82%87%105.0104.0107.0-1.90-2.90-2.108%414
2016/1769%11%85%24%74%19%93%28%83%89%105.0106.0109.0-0.50-1.80-0.507%414

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
2024/2530621.514%28%12%5%12%
2023/2431630.711%27%13%5%14%
2022/2332829.09%25%12%5%13%
2021/2236827.78%27%11%6%17%
2020/2138630.09%28%10%
2018/1941928.310%28%8%3%3%
2017/1841427.88%28%8%4%7%
2016/1741430.47%31%10%3%5%

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