Thurleigh Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBedford

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Thurleigh Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-30pp

81%66%50%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-10pp

10%5%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

70%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

70%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

80%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

29%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

21%

Contact

Address

High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DB

Local authority

Bedford

Website

www.thurleighprimary.uk

Telephone

01234771252

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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%	70%	30%	70%	10%	80%	0%	90%	80%	106.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	17%	89
2023/24	80%	10%	80%	60%	80%	10%	80%	30%	80%	70%	109.0	107.0	104.0	—	—	—	13%	78
2022/23	81%	6%	94%	63%	81%	6%	94%	31%	94%	75%	112.0	110.0	107.0	+3.50	-1.30	+3.10	9%	81
2018/19	53%	0%	73%	20%	53%	20%	73%	33%	87%	73%	104.0	106.0	104.0	-1.20	-3.90	-0.20	11%	92
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	26%	88

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	89	18.9	17%	3%	29%	6%	21%
2023/24	78	16.6	13%	5%	27%	6%	16%
2022/23	81	17.0	9%	6%	25%	5%	7%
2021/22	82	17.3	16%	7%	19%	5%	7%
2020/21	87	17.5	16%	6%	15%	—	—
2018/19	92	20.2	11%	3%	18%	4%	5%
2017/18	88	18.9	26%	3%	20%	4%	5%
2016/17	76	19.6	25%	2%	18%	3%	—