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EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK40 4HWWestfield Primary School
Primary

Westfield Primary School

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK40 4HW http://westfieldschool.net/

Pupils
244
cap. 400
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
244
Pupils · 2024/25
78%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
244
Pupils · 2024/25
78%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Westfield Primary School · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
48%
+3pp
55%50%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
244
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
78%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Chester Road, Bedford, MK40 4HW
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
2024/2548%0%68%13%68%0%60%25%75%65%101.0102.0101.011%244
2023/2445%0%52%18%61%0%76%21%64%48%102.0104.0101.012%236
2022/2355%0%73%18%67%0%79%9%88%64%104.0103.0102.0+1.80-0.50+2.3015%210
2018/1944%3%47%13%69%6%63%16%75%53%99.0102.0101.0-1.90+0.60-0.4011%308
2017/1854%5%55%13%73%13%71%13%77%63%100.0102.0102.0-3.10-0.30-0.6012%339
2016/1743%1%51%8%61%4%65%12%73%60%99.0101.0103.0-3.60-2.00-1.9015%367

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
2024/2524420.411%78%23%6%13%
2023/2423619.312%80%15%6%16%
2022/2321018.215%83%13%7%26%
2021/2220018.220%85%14%7%20%
2020/2121117.514%85%15%
2018/1930815.411%84%27%4%5%
2017/1833916.912%80%34%6%13%
2016/1736717.315%85%35%6%13%

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