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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK40 4ATSt Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Primary

St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK40 4AT https://www.stfrancisofassisiprimarybedford.co.uk/

Pupils
328
cap. 525
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
328
Pupils · 2024/25
83%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
328
Pupils · 2024/25
83%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Bedford

Finance£6984 spend / pupil£7273 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
44%
+9pp
45%40%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 70.42%
SPAG higher standard
14%
LA AVG 23.25%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.62
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 103.19
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
328
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
83%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AT
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
2024/2544%0%67%16%53%0%63%7%74%63%103.0101.0102.017%328
2023/2435%2%71%16%51%4%49%10%47%63%102.0100.0102.014%326
2022/2345%0%66%23%55%0%64%20%54%73%104.0102.0105.0-1.00-2.50-1.8014%354
2018/1945%1%52%5%71%18%68%11%79%58%100.0102.0101.0-5.10-1.00-3.408%508
2017/1843%5%55%17%59%13%62%9%72%57%102.0102.0102.0-3.60-4.20-3.109%505
2016/1768%4%78%16%83%22%82%22%89%84%103.0105.0107.0-1.80+0.40-0.2019%329

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
2024/2532826.117%83%31%6%16%
2023/2432621.814%81%30%5%20%
2022/2335419.514%81%32%6%18%
2021/2239020.111%85%32%5%15%
2020/2142621.110%84%28%
2018/1950823.38%81%30%4%6%
2017/1850523.79%72%32%5%12%
2016/1732920.219%54%34%4%10%

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